The Round Rock Westwood Warriors will challenge the Vista Ridge Rangers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Round Rock Westwood is no doubt hoping to put an end to a five-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Round Rock Westwood's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Vandegrift on Friday. They had to suffer through a 49-0 loss at the hands of the Vipers. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 559th, while the Vipers are ranked 58th).
Round Rock Westwood didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Josh Hanson and Scott Uffelman.
Meanwhile, Vista Ridge came tearing into Friday's contest with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 16.3 points) and they left with even more momentum. They walked away with a 38-31 victory over the Hippos. With that win, the Rangers brought their scoring average up to 26.4 points per game.
Deshaun Castillo was a one-man wrecking crew for Vista Ridge as he picked up 131 receiving yards and three touchdowns, and also punched in a rushing score. Vista Ridge also got a significant boost from JD Jackson, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 87 yards.
Vista Ridge wouldn't let Hutto keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Vista Ridge can thank CJ Milligan and Jason Handy for forcing both of them. Nate Cochren was another major factor on D, picking up three sacks and making ten total tackles.
Vista Ridge is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 28.8 points per game. As for Round Rock Westwood, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-8.
Round Rock Westwood came up short against Vista Ridge when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 26-21. Thankfully for Round Rock Westwood, Jackson Arnot (who threw for 121 yards and two touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground) 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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