The Stephenville Yellow Jackets/Honeybees will square off against the Brownwood Lions at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Friday, Stephenville earned a 42-31 victory over Lampasas. Given the Yellow Jackets/Honeybees' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 37th, while the Badgers are ranked 199th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Stephenville to victory, but perhaps none more so than Ryan Gafford, who threw for 261 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 10.9 yards per attempt. With that strong performance, Gafford is now averaging an impressive 3.1 passing touchdowns per game. Tristian Gentry was Gafford's top target, picking up 152 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, it may have taken overtime to finish the job, but Brownwood ultimately got the result they hoped for on Friday. They won a matchup that couldn't have been any closer, slipping by Burnet 31-30.
The win made it two in a row for Stephenville and bumps their season record up to 7-1. As for Brownwood, they now have a winning record of 4-3.
Stephenville beat Brownwood 27-17 in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Will Stephenville repeat their success, or does Brownwood have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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