After two games on the road, Rouse is heading back home. After each having a week off, they and the Lake Belton Broncos will shake off the cobwebs and take on one another at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Rouse is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 38 points on September 6th, they were much more limited against Midway two weeks ago. They fell 17-6 to the Panthers. While losing is never fun, the Raiders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 312th, while the Panthers are ranked 133rd).
Despite the defeat, Rouse had strong showings from Leland Smit, who picked up 78 receiving yards and a touchdown, and Aubryn Davis, who rushed for 56 yards. What's more, Smit also racked up 19 rushing yards, the mosthe's had since back in October of 2023.
Meanwhile, Lake Belton earned a 49-42 win over Killeen two weeks ago. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Broncos.
Eli Mascarenas and Zyien Dupree were among the main playmakers for Lake Belton as the former threw for 214 yards and three touchdowns on only 12 passes and the latter rushed for 183 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.3 yards per carry. Mascarenas' longest rush was for an impressive 56 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Zach Dodd was Mascarenas' top target, picking up 109 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Rouse now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Lake Belton, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Rouse might still be hurting after the 34-10 loss they got from Lake Belton when the teams last played back in August of 2023. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Rouse was down 34-10.
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