The White Longhorns will square off against the Newman Smith Trojans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Last Thursday, White was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 21-17 to Creekview. The Longhorns have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Newman Smith had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 30 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. They breezed by the Stallions at home to the tune of 48-13. Given the Trojans' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 325th, while the Stallions are ranked 724th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Newman Smith can attribute much of their success to Axel Lofstrand, who threw for 323 yards and five touchdowns while completing 78.9% of his passes, and Allijah Harrison, who gained 231 total yards and three touchdowns. The dominant performance also gave Lofstrand a new career-high in rushing yards. Dallas Barge was Lofstrand's top target, picking up 82 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Newman Smith was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 230 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 230 rushing yards in three consecutive contests.
White's loss ended a five-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 4-2. As for Newman Smith, they pushed their record up to 4-1 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season.
White came up short against Newman Smith in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 40-28. Thankfully for White, Pierson Rougeau (who rushed for 198 yards and a touchdown while picking up 10.4 yards per carry) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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