The Alief Elsik Rams will challenge the Alief Taylor Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses apiece.
On Friday, Alief Elsik ended up a good deal behind Fulshear and lost 51-33. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game back in October (31), the Rams still had to take the loss.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Ontario Washington, who threw for 103 yards and two touchdowns on only five passes, and also rushed for 45 yards and one TD. Another receiver making a difference was Horatio Washington, who picked up 109 receiving yards and a pair of scores.
Meanwhile, Alief Taylor was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Friday as they fell 28-24 to George Ranch.
The match pitted two dominant backs against one another in Hameer Shokunle and Hayden Drinkard. Drinkard had a great game and gained 196 total yards and two touchdowns. Meanwhile, Shokunle was balling out in the loss, rushing for 129 yards, while also catching one touchdown.
Alief Taylor's defeat dropped their record down to 3-6. As for Alief Elsik, their loss dropped their record down to 2-7.
Alief Elsik skirted past Alief Taylor 30-27 when the teams last played back in November of 2024. Will the Rams repeat their success, or do the Lions have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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