The Lampasas Badgers will challenge the Stephenville Yellow Jackets/Honeybees at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Lampasas will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each game than the last.
Last Friday, Lampasas didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Burnet, but they still walked away with a 42-38 win. Given the Badgers' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 200th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 469th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Reed Jerome was his usual excellent self, rushing for 107 yards and three touchdowns on only 15 carries, while also throwing for 136 yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Stephenville). They took their match at home on Friday with ease, bagging a 63-0 victory over Marble Falls. The result was nothing new for the Yellow Jackets/Honeybees, who have now won five contests by 22 points or more so far this season.
Stephenville's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Tristian Gentry led the charge by picking up 194 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Gentry showed off some serious burst, lighting up the secondary with a catch for 53 yards. Another player making a difference was Sawyer Wilkerson, who rushed for 122 yards and two touchdowns.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Stephenville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 289 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Lampasas' win bumped their record up to 7-1. As for Stephenville, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-1.
Everything came up roses for Lampasas against Stephenville in their previous matchup back in September of 2020, as the squad secured a 41-0 win. Does Lampasas have another victory up their sleeve, or will Stephenville turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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