The Dublin Lions will take on the Early Longhorns at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Dublin is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 27.2 points per game this season.
Dublin is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Clifton on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Dublin was dealt a 56-28 defeat at the hands of Clifton.
Despite the loss, Dublin got top-tier performance from Kaden Gaiten, who rushed for 71 yards and three touchdowns, and also threw for 121 yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Early was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their eighth straight defeat. They fell just short of Eastland by a score of 33-31.
Even though they lost, Early was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 230 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 167 rushing yards in three consecutive games.
Early wouldn't let Eastland keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Early can thank Andrew Reedy and Mario Vasquez for forcing both of them. Vasquez is also crushing it when it comes to total tackles: he's made at least seven every time he's taken the field this season.
Dublin dropped their record down to 1-8 with the loss, which was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Early, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 1-8.
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