The Bastrop Bears will venture away from home to challenge the Crockett Cougars at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Friday, Bastrop ended up a good deal behind Prestonwood Christian and lost 31-14. While losing is never fun, the Bears can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 305th, while the Lions are ranked 122nd).
Despite the defeat, Bastrop saw an underclassman step up: Weston Nielsen threw for 274 yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Crockett was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They had to suffer through a 70-20 loss at the hands of Long Creek.
This is the second loss in a row for Bastrop and nudges their season record down to 1-2. As for Crockett, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 0-3.
Everything came up roses for Bastrop against Crockett when the teams last played back in October of 2015 as the squad secured a 63-27 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Bastrop since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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