After flying high against Marble Falls last Friday, Burnet came back down to earth. The Burnet Bulldogs fell to the Lampasas Badgers 42-38. The defeat continues a trend for the Bulldogs in their matchups with the Badgers: they've now lost eight in a row.
Burnet's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Peyton Lopez, who rushed for 86 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries. Lopez's longest rush was for an impressive 54 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. The team also got some help courtesy of Colt Stanford, who picked up 112 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Reed Jerome continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Lampasas, rushing for 107 yards and three touchdowns on only 15 carries, while also throwing for 136 yards and two touchdowns.
The defeat snapped Burnet's winning streak at five games and leaves them with a 5-3 record. As for Lampasas, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 7-1.
Burnet will face off against Brownwood at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Burnet is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 33.3 points per game this season. As for Lampasas, they will take on Stephenville at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Lampasas will be looking to keep their five-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
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