Burnet has been on the road for three straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will face off against the Gatesville Hornets at 7:30 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Friday, Burnet was able to grind out a solid victory over Fredericksburg, taking the game 22-15.
The critical scores for Burnet came from Colt Stanford, Riley Howell, and Howell.
Burnet wouldn't let Fredericksburg keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Lew Laidler, Trevin Park, and Park picked up one apiece.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Gatesville). They took their game at home on Friday with ease, bagging a 59-14 win over McGregor. With the Hornets ahead 42-7 at the half, the match was all but over already.
Rayshon Smith had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 173 yards while picking up 8.2 yards per carry, and also picked up 35 receiving yards. His longest rush was for an incredible 73 yards.
The victory got Burnet back to even at 2-2. As for Gatesville, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 3-1.
Burnet was dealt a bruising 47-7 loss at the hands of Gatesville when the teams last played back in October of 2017. Will Burnet have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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