The Keller Central Chargers will face off against the Byron Nelson Bobcat at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keller Central is no doubt hoping to put an end to an eight-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Keller Central is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Southlake Carroll on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Keller Central was dealt a 48-15 loss at the hands of Southlake Carroll. While losing is never fun, the Chargers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 411th, while the Dragons are ranked fifth).
Meanwhile, Byron Nelson came tearing into last Friday's matchup with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 11.3 points) and they left with even more momentum. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Blue Raiders 31-3. The game was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Bobcat had established a 21 point advantage.
Grant Bizjack was his usual excellent self, throwing for 197 yards and three touchdowns while completing 78.9% of his passes. Parker Almanza did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 82 receiving yards.
Byron Nelson's win bumped their record up to 7-2. As for Keller Central, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-8.
Keller Central took a serious blow against Byron Nelson in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 56-10. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Keller Central was down 49-0.
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