The Rouse Raiders will square off against the Georgetown Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 900 yards in their previous games.
Last Friday, Rouse came up short against Cedar Park and fell 35-25. The defeat continues a trend for the Raiders in their matchups with the Timberwolves: they've now lost seven in a row.
Despite the loss, Rouse got top-tier performance from London Morgan, who threw for 308 yards and three touchdowns while completing 72.5% of his passes. Another player making a difference was Leland Smit, who picked up 76 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Georgetown). They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Chaparral 65-7 at home. The result was nothing new for the Eagles, who have now won four matches by 29 points or more so far this season.
Georgetown relied on the efforts of Jett Walker, who gained 253 total yards, and Kaleb Mcdougle, who threw for 134 yards and four touchdowns. Walker's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 108 rushing yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Georgetown was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 280 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Rouse now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Georgetown, their win was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-1.
Rouse was dealt a bruising 44-13 defeat at the hands of Georgetown when the teams last played back in October of 2019. Thankfully for Rouse, Darson Herman (who rushed for 106 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 167 yards and two touchdowns) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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