After each having a week off, the Rockdale Tigers and the Little River Academy Bumblebees will dust off their jerseys to take on one another at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Last Friday, Rockdale came up short against Groesbeck and fell 32-21.
Despite the defeat, Rockdale saw an underclassman step up: Jeramiah Butler rushed for 84 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 36 receiving yards. Another player making a difference was Deandre Stephens, who picked up 115 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Little River Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch last Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss dating back to last season. They were dealt a 76-30 defeat at the hands of Whitney. While losing is never fun, the Bumblebees can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 725th, while the Wildcats are ranked 244th).
Little River Academy might have lost, but man, Brian Grissom was a machine: he rushed for 239 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 9.2 yards per carry. With that strong performance, Grissom is now averaging an impressive 112 rushing yards per game.
Even though they lost, Little River Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 234 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Rockdale's loss dropped their record down to 3-2. As for Little River Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-5.
Rockdale might still be hurting after the 42-21 loss they got from Little River Academy in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Thankfully for Rockdale, Kasey Mraz (who rushed for 140 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries, and also threw for 159 yards and two touchdowns on only ten passes) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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