The Callisburg Wildcats will square off against the Boyd Yellowjackets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Callisburg is likely headed into the matchup with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Collinsville on Friday. Callisburg received a blow as they fell 28-14 to Collinsville. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 739th, while the Pirates are ranked 228th).
Meanwhile, Boyd was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Friday as they fell 23-19 to Henrietta. The Yellowjackets haven't had much luck with the Bearcats recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Despite the loss, Boyd saw an underclassman step up: Will McIntire threw for 213 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 41 yards and a touchdown. Drew Brinkley was McIntire's top target, picking up 41 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Callisburg dropped their record down to 1-2 with that defeat, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Boyd, they now also have a losing record at 1-2.
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