The Wagner Thunderbirds will face off against the Seguin Matadors at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Wagner will be strutting in after a win while Seguin will be coming in after a defeat.
Wagner is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They put the hurt on Victoria East with a sharp 51-29 victory on Friday. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Thunderbirds considering their seven-point performance the matchup before.
Meanwhile, after some red-hot attacks on offense in their last six games, Seguin finally came back down to earth on Friday. They were beaten by Smithson Valley 56-10. The contest marked the Matadors' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Seguin now has a losing record of 3-4. As for Wagner, their win bumped their record up to an identical 3-4.
The upcoming game will be a clash of competing strengths. Wagner has deployed a run-first offense that has averaged 255 rushing yards a game. Meanwhile, Seguin has preferred to attack from the air: they average 290.1 passing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Friday? There's only one way to find out.
Wagner and Seguin were neck-and-neck in their previous matchup back in October of 2024, but Wagner came up empty-handed after a 28-27 loss. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of the Matadors' Corey Dailey, who threw for 158 yards and two touchdowns, and also punched in one score on the ground. Now that the Thunderbirds know the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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