After each having a week off, the Smyer Bobcats and the Sundown Roughnecks will shake off the cobwebs and face off against one another at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Smyer is looking for their season's first victory.
Smyer is likely headed into the matchup with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Bovina last Friday. Smyer took a hard 28-12 fall against Bovina.
Meanwhile, a win for Sundown just wasn't in the cards last Friday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They came up short against Roosevelt, falling 44-24. The Roughnecks haven't had much luck with the Eagles recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Smyer's loss dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Sundown, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 0-5.
Smyer came out on top in a nail-biter against Sundown in their previous matchup back in October of 2015, sneaking past 23-20. The rematch might be a little tougher for Smyer since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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