The Wagner Thunderbirds will venture away from home to square off against the MacArthur Brahmas at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Wagner is likely headed into the contest with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Pieper last Thursday. Wagner received a blow as they fell 35-21 to Pieper. While losing is never fun, the Thunderbirds can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 246th, while the Warriors are ranked 84th).
Wagner's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Sunny Serrano, who rushed for 115 yards and a touchdown, and William Reynolds, who rushed for 98 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave Serrano a new career-high in rushing yards.
Even though they lost, Wagner was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 284 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 154 rushing yards in 14 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, MacArthur was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They took a blow against New Braunfels, falling 62-0.
Wagner now has a losing record at 1-2. As for MacArthur, their record now sits at 1-3.
Everything came up roses for Wagner against MacArthur when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as the squad secured a 63-0 victory. Will Wagner repeat their success, or does MacArthur have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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