Round Rock Westwood was the 49-14 winner over Austin when they last played one another back in August of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Round Rock Westwood Warriors were just a hair shy of victory on Thursday and fell 35-34 to the Austin Maroons.
Despite the defeat, Round Rock Westwood saw an underclassman step up: Cooper Waits threw for 226 yards and three touchdowns on only 19 passes. Drew Norrell also helped out with an impressive 169 receiving yards.
Round Rock Westwood's loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Austin, their victory bumped their record up to 2-0.
Round Rock Westwood will look to take advantage of their home-field for the first time this season as they take on McNeil at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both might be coming in a bit winded given how much these teams ran up and down the field in their prior games. As for Austin, they will venture away from home to take on Johnson at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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