The Smyer Bobcats will face off against the Ropes Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Smyer has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with three straight losses, while Ropes will come in with four straight victories.
Smyer's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Sundown on Friday. They took a blow against the Roughnecks, falling 49-0.
Meanwhile, Ropes owes their defense a big pat on the back after their performance on Friday. They breezed past Tahoka to the tune of 30-0. The result was nothing new for the Eagles, who have now won five matchups by 30 points or more so far this season.
Smyer better keep an eye on Zayden Pittman. He was instrumental in Ropes' win, rushing for 97 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries, while also picking up 65 receiving yards. Those two rushing touchdowns gave Pittman a new career-high.
Ropes' run defense was locked in: Tahoka could only muster 2.2 yards per carry. The team can thank Victor Saenz for the heroic effort on defense: he. Ropes hasn't allowed more than 4.9 yards per carry in three consecutive games.
Ropes' win bumped their record up to 5-1. As for Smyer, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-5.
Smyer took a serious blow against Ropes in their previous meeting back in October of 2024, falling 62-6. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point the Bobcats were down 55-0.
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