East Central hasn't had much luck against Judson recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The East Central Hornets will look to defend their home field against the Judson Rockets at 7:30 p.m. East Central knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past three contests -- so hopefully Judson likes a good challenge.
Last Friday, it was close, but East Central sidestepped Boerne for a 52-49 victory.
Meanwhile, Judson was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Friday as they fell 28-24 to Bowie. While losing is never fun, the Rockets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 362nd, while the Bulldogs are ranked 131st).
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Kayden Graham, who rushed for 82 yards and two touchdowns. The team also got some help courtesy of Elijah Favela, who threw for 260 yards and a touchdown while completing 80.6% of his passes.
East Central's win bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Judson, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-3.
East Central took a serious blow against Judson when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 49-12. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Favela, who threw for 266 yards and five touchdowns. Now that East Central knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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