The Austin Maroons will take on the Vandegrift Vipers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Austin will head into Friday's matchup out to bounce back: they won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune on Friday. They were dealt a 56-7 defeat at the hands of Lake Travis. The Maroons haven't had much luck with the Cavaliers recently, as the team's come up short the last eight times they've met.
Meanwhile, Vandegrift waltzed into their contest on Friday with seven straight wins... but they left with eight. They breezed by the Dragons to the tune of 35-6. The Vipers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven games by 25 points or more this season.
Vandegrift's victory was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-1. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 7.8 points per game. As for Austin, their loss dropped their record down to 5-5.
Austin suffered a grim 45-24 defeat to Vandegrift in their previous matchup back in December of 2020. Thankfully for Austin, Bowen Lewis (who rushed for 167 yards and a touchdown while picking up 9.8 yards per carry, and also picked up 70 receiving yards and a touchdown) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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