Two dominant signal callers in Lincoln Hossfeld and Cody Stoever are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Salado Eagles will venture away from home to challenge the Wimberley Texans at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Salado is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 31.2 points per game this season.
Salado 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 walked away with a 28-21 win over Navarro.
Hossfeld was his usual excellent self, throwing for 122 yards and two touchdowns, while also rushing for 39 yards.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Wimberley). They blew past Navarro 47-21 last Friday. With the Texans ahead 26-0 at the half, the match was all but over already.
A big part of Wimberley's victory came down to the chemistry between Stoever and his top target Nolan Waida. Stoever threw for 152 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 passes while Waida gained 113 total yards and three touchdowns. The dominant performance also gave Waida a new career-high in rushing yards. Jace Morales was Stoever's top target, rushing for 52 yards and a touchdown, while also picking up 42 receiving yards.
Salado's win ended a five-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 3-3. As for Wimberley, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Friday's contest might be decided in the on the ground. Salado has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 194.7 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Wimberley struggles in that department as they've been averaging 240.6. It's looking like Friday's game might have some serious battles in the trenches. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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