Sealy has gone 5-0 against Needville recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Sealy Tigers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Needville Bluejays at 7:00 p.m. The two teams might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 872 yards in their previous games.
Sealy is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Bay City just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Friday. They were just a hair shy of victory and fell 35-34 to the Blackcats. Despite 153 more yards than the Blackcats, the Tigers couldn't convert that extra yardage to scores.
Sealy might have lost, but man, Kane Killough was a machine: he rushed for 173 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.2 yards per carry, and also threw for 144 yards and three touchdowns. That's the most rushing yards Killough has posted since back in September of 2023.
Even though they lost, Sealy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 315 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Needville fought the good fight in their overtime match against El Campo on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Ricebirds by a score of 31-28. That makes it the first time this season the Bluejays have let down their home crowd.
Despite the defeat, Needville saw an underclassman step up: Cameron Hall threw for 241 yards and three touchdowns while completing 77.3% of his passes, and also rushed for 69 yards. Another player making a difference was Kobie Campbell, who rushed for 107 yards and a touchdown.
Needville wouldn't let El Campo keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Tobey Yates, Kaden Jakubec, and Jakubec picked up one apiece.
Having lost for the first time this season, Sealy fell to 3-1. As for Needville, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-2.
Everything came up roses for Sealy against Needville in their previous meeting back in November of 2019, as the team secured a 49-0 victory. Does Sealy have another victory up their sleeve, or will Needville turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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