The Goliad Tigers will face off against the Llano Yellowjackets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Goliad is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. Everything went their way against Crystal City as they made off with a 49-28 win. 49 seems to be a good number for the Tigers as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of points in their previous game.
Meanwhile, Llano came tearing into Friday's matchup with seven straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 36 points), and they left with even more momentum. They blew past the Pirates 53-12. Given the Yellowjackets' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 146th, while the Pirates are ranked 494th) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.
Llano found their leader in freshman Cole Landers, who rushed for 180 yards and one touchdown while picking up 11.3 yards per carry. Landers showed off some serious burst, turning on the afterburners on one carry for 51 yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Luke Davis, who threw for 132 yards and a pair of TDs while completing 90.9% of his passes.
Llano didn't let much get past them through the air: they limited London to a completion percentage of just 40.6%. That dominant aerial defense primarily came from two players: JD Friday and Austin Humphries, who each logged two passes deflected. The last time Llano's completion percentage was this high was back in November of 2024.
Llano didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Grayson Lilie and Humphries. Lilie got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Llano's win bumped their record up to 11-1. As for Goliad, their victory bumped their record up to 10-2.
Goliad and Llano were neck-and-neck in their previous meeting back in November of 2024, but Goliad came up empty-handed after a 30-29 loss. Can the Tigers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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