The West Texas Comanches are taking a road trip to take on the River Road Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. River Road took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on West Texas, who comes in off a win.
West Texas took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They breezed by Tulia at home to the tune of 68-22. That looming 68-22 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Comanches yet this season.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 51-7, which was the final score in River Road's tilt against Panhandle on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 938th, while the Panthers are ranked 250th).
The losing side was boosted by Alex Warren, who rushed for 118 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries. He didn't just play on offense: he also forced a fumble and made two total tackles.
Even though they lost, River Road was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 236 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 236 rushing yards in three consecutive games.
River Road wouldn't let Panhandle keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Warren, Zanti Marrufo, and Marrufo picked up one apiece.
West Texas' win bumped their record up to 3-1. As for River Road, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 2-1.
West Texas was taken down by River Road 48-6 when the teams last played back in October of 2021. Thankfully for West Texas, Elliot Brown (who rushed for 184 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 10.8 yards per carry) 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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