The Thorndale Bulldogs will face off against the Riesel Indians at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Thorndale will be looking to keep their four-game home win streak alive.
Thorndale will bounce into Friday's match after beating Holland, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Thorndale managed an 18-13 win over Holland on Friday.
It was another big night for Noah Crabtree, who rushed for 125 yards and two touchdowns. Thorndale is undefeated when Crabtree posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 1-3 otherwise.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Riesel). They took their matchup on Friday with ease, bagging a 50-12 victory over Bruceville-Eddy. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Indians.
Riesel has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a massive bump to their 5-5 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 13.2 points per game. As for Thorndale, their win bumped their record up to 7-3.
Everything went Thorndale's way against Riesel in their previous matchup back in September, as Thorndale made off with a 27-6 victory. Does Thorndale have another victory up their sleeve, or will Riesel turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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