A feisty cat fight will be fought when Lions dukes it out withthe Belton Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Waco's offense hasn't had much luck over their past five matchups, but Friday's contest will give them a chance to turn things around.
Waco is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against University on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Waco had to suffer through a 50-3 loss at the hands of University. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 692nd, while the Trojans are ranked 253rd).
Meanwhile, Belton had to endure an eight-game losing streak dating back to last season, but that streak is no more. They secured a 38-33 W over Rudder on Friday.
Waco's defeat dropped their record down to 2-6. As for Belton, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-7.
Waco skirted past Belton 24-21 in their previous meeting back in November of 2019. Will Waco repeat their success, or does Belton have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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