The Morton Ranch Mavericks will take on the Tompkins Falcons at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Morton Ranch is out to stop a nine-game streak of losses at home dating back to last season.
Morton Ranch is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Paetow on Thursday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Morton Ranch was outmatched by Paetow on the road and fell 42-8. While losing is never fun, the Mavericks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 680th, while the Panthers are ranked 188th).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Tompkins). They blew past Mayde Creek 48-27 on Thursday. The win was some much needed relief for the Falcons as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.
Ethan Meadows and Justin Thierheimer were among the main playmakers for Tompkins as the former gained 252 total yards and six touchdowns and the latter threw for 284 yards and three touchdowns while completing 72% of his passes. With that strong performance, Meadows is now averaging an impressive 104.4 rushing yards per game. Kj Madison was Thierheimer's top target, picking up 87 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Tompkins was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 304 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're rushing yard total in four consecutive games.
Tompkins didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Josh Davis and Blake Jenkins.
Morton Ranch's loss dropped their record down to 0-6. As for Tompkins, their victory bumped their record up to 2-3.
Morton Ranch might still be hurting after the 41-20 defeat they got from Tompkins in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Can Morton Ranch avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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