Waco was the 24-21 winner over Belton when they last played one another back in November of 2019, but their luck changed this time around. The Waco Lions fell to the Belton Tigers 29-23. The Lions' defeat continues a trend for the team, making it six in a row.
Waco lost on Friday despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Bryant Whitaker, who picked up 161 receiving yards and two touchdowns. The team also got some help courtesy of RJ Young, who threw for 247 yards and three touchdowns on only 16 passes.
Waco didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Isaiah Levingston and Jamal Johnson. Waco got some further help from Jaylen Gude: he picked up a sack and made 16 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Waco's loss dropped their record down to 2-7. As for Belton, the win made it two in a row for them and also bumps their season record up to 2-7.
Waco will head out on the road to face off against Rudder at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Waco is facing Rudder at the right time seeing as Rudder is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Belton, they will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Brenham at 7:00 p.m. One thing working in Brenham's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season.
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