Two dominant signal callers in Jerry Meyer Iii and Legend Bey are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Waxahachie Indians will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against the North Forney Falcons at 2:30 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Waxahachie is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Midway 44-7. Given the Indians' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 14th, while the Panthers are ranked 133rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
A big part of Waxahachie's victory came down to the chemistry between Meyer Iii and his top target Kohen Brown. Meyer Iii threw for 253 yards and four touchdowns while Brown gained 78 total yards and three touchdowns. Brown is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for three straight games. Tristian Gardner did his part for the team as well, scoring a TD off of 49 receiving yards.
Waxahachie didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off five passes before the game was over. Micah Cook led the group effort, picking up two of those interceptions all by himself. Waxahachie got some further help from Carmelo Clawson: he made ten total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask North Forney). They took their contest on Friday with ease, bagging a 63-21 win over Wylie. The Falcons might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five games by 24 points or more this season.
Bey was his usual excellent self, rushing for 155 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries, while also throwing for 201 yards and four touchdowns on only 13 passes. A healthy portion of Bey's aerial production (89 yards to be exact) went to Elijah Otieno, who also brought in two receiving touchdowns.
Waxahachie's victory bumped their record up to 8-3. As for North Forney, the win made it two in a row for them and also bumps their season record up to 8-3.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's matchup: Waxahachie has been excellent in the air this season, having averaged 272.8 passing yards per game. It's a different story for North Forney, though, as they've been averaging only 117.5. How will they fare against such a dominant passing game? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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