On Friday Ford will have to hit the road after three straight games at home. After each having a week off, they and the Wills Point Tigers will dust off their jerseys to take on one another at 7:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Ford will bounce into Friday's game after beating North Lamar, who they hadn't topped in four consecutive meetings. Ford took their match at home last Friday with ease, bagging a 59-29 victory over North Lamar. Ford's offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Payton Wallen had a dynamite game for Ford, rushing for 73 yards and four touchdowns on only nine carries, while also throwing for 115 yards while completing 71.4% of his passes. Those 73 rushing yards gave Wallen a new career-high. Landon Edwards also helped out as he racked up 100 rushing yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Ford was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 548 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 245 rushing yards in five consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Wills Point was fully in charge last Friday, breezing past Life Waxahachie 48-12 at home. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 34-0.
Jett Fletcher continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 83 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries, while also throwing for 144 yards and two touchdowns.
Ford's record is now 4-1. As for Wills Point, they pushed their record up to 3-2 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season.
Ford came up short against Wills Point when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 39-29. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Fletcher, who rushed for 133 yards and four touchdowns on only 13 carries, and also threw for 92 yards and a touchdown. Now that Ford knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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