The Abilene Eagles will square off against the Caprock Longhorns at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Abilene knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past four matchups -- so hopefully Caprock likes a good challenge.
Caprock is facing Abilene at the wrong time: Abilene suffered their first home loss of the season on Friday and they're likely out for redemption. They lost 62-42 to the Rebels. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game two weeks ago (37), the Eagles still had to take the loss.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 33 points the game before, Caprock was a bit more limited in their contest on Thursday. They came up short against Canyon, falling 27-3. The defeat continues a trend for the Longhorns in their matchups with the Eagles: they've now lost seven in a row.
Abilene's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 2-2. As for Caprock, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-3.
Everything came up roses for Abilene against Caprock in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 as the team secured a 55-0 victory. Does Abilene have another victory up their sleeve, or will Caprock turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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