The Waco Lions will square off against the University Trojans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Waco is no doubt hoping to put an end to a nine-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Waco's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Ellison on Friday. They were beaten by the Eagles 40-0. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 701st, while the Eagles are ranked 344th).
Waco didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Hector Topete, Isaiah Levingston, and Oshawn Neal picked up one apiece. Neal is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last 12 games he's played dating back to last season. Jaylen Gude was another major factor on D, forcing a fumble and making 12 total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Even though they lost, Waco was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 200 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Ellison only rushed for 79.
Meanwhile, University hadn't done well against Belton recently (they were 0-4 in their previous four matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. University walked away with a 35-25 victory over Belton.
Waco's loss dropped their record down to 2-5. As for University, their record is now 5-2.
Waco and University were almost perfectly matched up in their previous meeting back in August of 2019, but Waco suffered an agonizing 36-35 defeat. Can Waco avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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