The Johnson City Eagles will square off against the Thorndale Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Johnson City is coming into the contest on a five-game losing streak.
Johnson City is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Holland on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Johnson City had to suffer through a 45-14 loss at the hands of Holland.
Meanwhile, Thorndale came up short against San Saba on Friday and fell 36-28. The Bulldogs have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Ethan Schramm, who picked up 133 receiving yards and three touchdowns. He is becoming a predictor of Thorndale's success: when he posts at least 80 receiving yards the team is 3-1 (and 1-2 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Noah Crabtree, who rushed for 161 yards.
Johnson City's defeat dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Thorndale, their loss dropped their record down to 4-3.
Johnson City came up short against Thorndale when the teams last played back in November of 2022, falling 41-30. Thankfully for Johnson City, Coy Stutts (who rushed for 182 yards and four touchdowns, and also threw for 140 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 passes) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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