The Troup Tigers will square off against the De Kalb Bears at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Troup sitting on three straight wins and De Kalb on eight.
Troup is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They claimed a resounding 35-6 victory over Anderson-Shiro. The result was nothing new for the Tigers, who have now won four contests by 29 points or more so far this season.
It was another big night for Bryce Wallum, who rushed for 198 yards and four touchdowns on only 12 carries, and also threw for 96 yards and a touchdown on only nine passes. He is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for three straight games. Brett Wells handled things on the ground, rushing for 115 yards.
Troup was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 343 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 193 rushing yards in 11 consecutive matchups.
Troup didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Louis Daniels and Wallum.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask De Kalb). They breezed by Lone Oak to the tune of 64-22 on Friday. Given the Bears' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 286th, while the Buffaloes are ranked 610th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Troup's record is now 8-3. As for De Kalb, their record is now 10-1.
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