The Tascosa Rebels will venture away from home to take on the Abilene Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Tascosa is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 33.3 points per game this season.
Tascosa is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Monterey on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Tascosa took a blow against Monterey, falling 56-28.
Despite the loss, Tascosa got top-tier performance from Tj Tillman, who picked up 89 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Abilene had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 27 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Thursday. They blew past the Westerners, posting a 69-14 victory on the road. The match marked the Eagles' most dominant win of the season.
Ethan Joyner and Tristan Beal were among the main playmakers for Abilene as the former rushed for 138 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.7 yards per carry and the latter threw for 340 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.0 yards per attempt. Joyner's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 116 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Tascosa now has a losing record at 3-4. As for Abilene, their victory bumped their record up to 6-2.
Friday's contest might be decided in the on the ground. Tascosa has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 264.9 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Abilene struggles in that department as they've been averaging 208.9. It's looking like Friday's matchup might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Tascosa suffered a grim 42-20 defeat to Abilene in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Tascosa was down 28-7.
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