The Life Waxahachie Mustangs will head out to square off against the Wills Point Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Life Waxahachie is no doubt hoping to put an end to a seven-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Last Friday, Life Waxahachie took a blow against Godley, falling 55-9. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 972nd, while the Wildcats are ranked 348th).
Meanwhile, Wills Point was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Friday as they fell 24-20 to Farmersville. The Tigers have struggled against the Farmers recently, as their game on Friday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Wills Point might have lost, but man, Jett Fletcher was a machine: he rushed for 134 yards, and also threw for 164 yards and two touchdowns. Fletcher's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 100 rushing yards dating back to last season. 102 of those passing yards were hauled in by Brian Martinez.
Life Waxahachie's defeat dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Wills Point, their loss dropped their record down to 2-2.
Life Waxahachie might still be hurting after the 43-21 defeat they got from Wills Point when the teams last played back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Fletcher, who rushed for 215 yards and three touchdowns on only 14 carries, and also threw for 104 yards and a touchdown. Now that Life Waxahachie knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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