The Aledo Bearcats will look to take advantage of their home-field for the first time this season as they take on the Lancaster Tigers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Aledo is headed into their home opener looking to turn things around after opening their season on the road. They took a 35-30 hit to the loss column at the hands of Guyer. The Bearcats' loss signaled the end of their 16-game winning streak dating back to last season.
Aledo might have lost, but man, Kaydon Finley was a machine: he picked up 141 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Finley got the majority of those yards when he pulled down a pass and and took off for a gain of72 yards. Aledo also got a significant boost from Kaden Winkfield, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 100 yards.
Aledo wouldn't let Guyer keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Aledo can thank Benton McElree and Chase Wilburn for forcing both of them. McElree also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, forcing a fumble and making four total tackles.
Meanwhile, Lancaster couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They fell 29-21 to North Crowley on Saturday. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 33rd, while the Panthers are ranked fifth).
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