Lindale is 6-1 against Chapel Hill since August of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Lindale Eagles will head out on the road to challenge the Chapel Hill Bulldogs at 7:30 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Lindale is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They were just a hair shy of victory on Friday and fell 37-36 to Gilmer. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 245th, while the Buckeyes are ranked 77th).
Meanwhile, Chapel Hill's undefeated season came to an end after three games on Friday. They took a blow against Carthage, falling 45-14. Chapel Hill was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 31-7.
Although Chapel Hill took the loss, they still got scores from Trevor Brooks and Malik Gee.
This is the second loss in a row for Lindale and nudges their season record down to 2-2. As for Chapel Hill, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 3-1.
Lindale beat Chapel Hill 35-23 in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Chapel Hill's Rickey Stewart, who rushed for 175 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Lindale still be able to contain Stewart? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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