The Whitewright Tigers will venture away from home to challenge the Tom Bean Tomcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
While Whitewright didn't have the best season last year (they finished 2-8), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Valley View 56-14 on the road. Fans of the Tigers have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Gage Walker continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 124 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. William Andrews got in on the action as well, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Whitewright was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 319 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Whitewright's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged five passes before it was all said and done. Easton Helgren and Noah Savage were the leaders of the group effort as each produced two apiece.
Meanwhile, Tom Bean put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They walked away with a 34-27 win over Prairiland.
Donnie Hooten was his usual excellent self, throwing for 211 yards and two touchdowns while completing 76.2% of his passes.
Tom Bean wouldn't let Prairiland keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. Tom Bean can thank Collin Cherry and Bobby Rogers for forcing all of them. Another thorn in Prairiland's side was Dallas Peavey, who made 13 total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Whitewright's victory ended a four-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 4-0. As for Tom Bean, their record now sits at 4-0.
Friday's match might be decided in the trenches. Whitewright has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 202.5 rushing yards per game. It's a different story for Tom Bean, though, as they've been averaging only 94.8. How will they fare against such a dominant running game?
Whitewright lost to Tom Bean on the road by a decisive 27-8 margin when the teams last played back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Rogers, who rushed for 97 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries, and also threw for 132 yards and two touchdowns. Now that Whitewright knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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