The Mathis Pirates are taking a road trip to challenge the West Oso Bears at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Mathis is coming into the contest on a five-game losing streak.
Mathis' offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Edna on Friday. They were dealt a 67-0 defeat at the hands of the Cowboys. While losing is never fun, the Pirates can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 912th, while the Cowboys are ranked 437th).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask West Oso). They walked away with a 34-24 win over Aransas Pass on Friday.
Mathis better keep an eye on Ryan Guerrero. He was instrumental in West Oso's win, rushing for 170 yards and one TD. Those 170 rushing yards gave Guerrero a new career-high.
West Oso was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 293 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
West Oso's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-1. As for Mathis, their loss dropped their record down to 1-5.
Everything came up roses for Mathis against West Oso in their previous meeting back in October of 2024, as the squad secured a 64-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Pirates since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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