The Cleveland Indians will head out to face off against the Willis Wildkats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Cleveland, yet to win a game, are hoping to taste some of the success that has characterized Willis' (thus far) undefeated season.
Cleveland's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Grand Oaks last Friday. They were beaten by the Grizzlies 68-0. While losing is never fun, the Indians can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 1106th, while the Grizzlies are ranked 206th).
Meanwhile, Willis narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past The Woodlands 45-42.
It was another big night for Jack Emerson, who threw for 451 yards and four touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes, and also rushed for 47 yards. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 335.5 passing yards per game. A healthy portion of that aerial production (87 yards to be exact) went to Romel Stevens, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Cleveland's defeat dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Willis, their win bumped their record up to 4-0.
Cleveland was dealt a bruising 75-14 loss at the hands of Willis in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point Cleveland was down 68-7.
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