The Burleson Elks are taking a road trip to take on the Mansfield Summit Jaguars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Last Thursday, Burleson had to suffer through a 39-7 loss at the hands of Seguin. While losing is never fun, the Elks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 517th, while the Cougars are ranked 63rd).
Even if they lost, Burleson's defensive line still kept up the pressure with four sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Derrick Hernandez and Zevryn Garza who racked up all four sacks between them.
Meanwhile, Mansfield Summit came up short against Mansfield last Friday and fell 43-34. The Jaguars haven't had much luck with the Tigers recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Mansfield Summit might have lost, but man, Adarion Nettles was a machine: he rushed for 139 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.7 yards per carry, and also picked up 34 receiving yards. Zaeden Smith also played a phenomenal game despite the final result: he picked up 109 receiving yards.
Burleson now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Mansfield Summit, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 0-2.
Burleson was taken down by Mansfield Summit 49-11 when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Thankfully for Burleson, Amare Burgess (who rushed for 199 yards and three touchdowns on only ten carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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