MacArthur is on a seven-game streak of home losses dating back to last season, Victoria East a three-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck is about to change on Friday. After each having a week off, the two teams will shake off the cobwebs and take on one another at 7:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
MacArthur is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Wagner last Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. MacArthur was beaten by Wagner 55-3. While losing is never fun, the Brahmas can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 914th, while the Thunderbirds are ranked 276th).
Meanwhile, Victoria East entered their contest against New Braunfels last Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Victoria East fell just short of New Braunfels by a score of 23-21. While the Titans didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Unicorns 23-7 in the first quarter.
Although Victoria East took the loss, they still got scores from Caleb Jefferson, Christian Franco, and Carlon Helms.
Victoria East wouldn't let New Braunfels keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Kahliel Prater, Braylin Vasquez, and Daylen King picked up one apiece. Prater is also crushing it when it comes to total tackles: he's made at least five every time he's taken the field this season.
MacArthur's defeat dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Victoria East, their loss dropped their record down to an identical 1-4.
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