Football Recap: Belton Has No Trouble Against Waco + How To Watch

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Previous 5 Games

10/30/25 - Home	42-18 W
11/01/24 - Away	29-23 W
11/01/19 - Away	21-24 L
11/02/18 - Home	63-7 W
09/18/15 - Home	47-17 W

It was a proper cat-fight when Belton took on Waco on Thursday. The Tigers put the hurt on the Lions with a sharp 42-18 victory. The final result isn't all that surprising considering the Tigers' considerable advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 283rd, while the Lions are ranked 805th).

Will Shepard produced another solid effort rushing for 101 yards and one score on only 12 carries, while also throwing for 146 yards and one TD while completing 72.7% of his passes.

They were just one part of a punishing run game: Belton was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 340 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since the start of last season.

Waco's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of LV'TAMARION MARSHALL, who rushed for 96 yards on only five carries, and ZAY'DRIAN JOHNSON, who picked up 68 receiving yards and one touchdown.

Belton has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a nice bump to their 5-4 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 39.3 points over those games. As for Waco, they are on a 16-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-9.

Coming up, Belton will square off against Brenham at 7:00 p.m. on the 7th. The Tigers will need to watch out since the Cubs have now posted at least 31 points in their last four contests. As for Waco, they will challenge Rudder at 7:00 p.m. on the 7th. The Lions will be up against the Rangers' rather soft defense (which has allowed 40.25 points per matchup), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance.