After two games on the road, MacArthur is heading back home. They will welcome the Wagner Thunderbirds at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
MacArthur's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against New Braunfels on Friday. They were outmatched by the Unicorns on the road and fell 62-0. While losing is never fun, the Brahmas can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 902nd, while the Unicorns are ranked 316th).
Meanwhile, Wagner's game on Thursday was all tied up 21-21 at the half, but sadly for them it didn't stay that way. They received a blow as they fell 35-21 to Pieper.
Defeat or not, Wagner got some senior leadership from Sunny Serrano and William Reynolds. Serrano rushed for 115 yards and a touchdown, while Reynolds rushed for 98 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave Serrano a new career-high in rushing yards.
Even though they lost, Wagner was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 284 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 154 rushing yards in 14 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
MacArthur's loss dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Wagner, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 1-2.
MacArthur was taken down by Wagner 63-0 in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Can MacArthur avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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