The Jarrell Cougars will head out to face off against the Salado Eagles at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Jarrell will head out to face Salado after giving up their first home loss of the season on Friday. Jarrell was beaten by Wimberley 41-8. The match marked the Cougars' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Meanwhile, a victory for Salado just wasn't in the cards last Friday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were outmatched by Wimberley on the road and fell 59-28. 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 476th, while the Texans are ranked 203rd).
The match pitted two dominant signal callers against one another in Lincoln Hossfeld and Cody Stoever. Stoever had a great game and rushed for 81 yards and two touchdowns. Meanwhile, Hossfeld was balling out in the loss, rushing for 70 yards and two touchdowns, while also throwing for 292 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 11.7 yards per attempt.
Jarrell's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 5-3. As for Salado, they now have a losing record at 3-4.
Jarrell was dealt a bruising 77-14 defeat at the hands of Salado in their previous matchup back in October of 2021. Can Jarrell avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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