The Byron Nelson Bobcat will face off against the V.R. Eaton Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Byron Nelson will be strutting in after a victory while V.R. Eaton will be coming in after a defeat.
V.R. Eaton will square off against a team with plenty of momentum: Byron Nelson extended their winning streak to three on Thursday. The Bobcat had just enough and edged out Keller 30-27. Given the Bobcat's advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 22nd, while the Indians are ranked 111th) , the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Parker Almanza had another great game (as he tends to do), throwing for 285 yards and one TD while completing 75% of his passes, and also rushing for 74 yards. Franck Makong was another key player, rushing for 81 yards and one touchdown on only seven carries.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Byron Nelson was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 290 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 84.7 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last five contests they've averaged 153.
Meanwhile, after some red-hot attacks on offense in their last three games, V.R. Eaton finally came back down to earth on Thursday. They had to suffer through a 66-7 loss at the hands of Southlake Carroll. The loss continues a trend for the Eagles in their meetings with the Dragons: they've now lost eight in a row.
Byron Nelson's win bumped their record up to 4-2. As for V.R. Eaton, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-3.
Byron Nelson strolled past V.R. Eaton in their previous meeting back in October of 2024 by a score of 42-28. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was the Eagles' Mason Stubbe, who rushed for 85 yards and a pair of scores, and also threw for 185 yards and a pair of TDs. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for the Bobcat to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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