Electra has won five straight games at home, while Windthorst has won five straight on the road dating back to last season, but those streaks won't matter much on Friday. The Electra Tigers will welcome the Windthorst Trojans at 7:00 p.m.
Electra is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Archer City just ended the team's seven-game winning streak on Friday. They were beaten by the Wildcats 63-0. The Tigers were red-hot offensively headed into the game (they scored no less than 31 points in the five matchups prior) but the Wildcats' defense proved too tough.
Meanwhile, Windthorst blew past Haskell, posting a 55-7 win. Considering the Trojans have won six matches by more than 19 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Windthorst found their leader in sophomore Brock Belcher, who rushed for 59 yards and a touchdown on only five carries, and also threw for 90 yards and two touchdowns. Another player making a difference was Hunter Anderle, who rushed for 71 yards and a touchdown on only five carries.
Having lost for the first time this season, Electra fell to 7-1. As for Windthorst, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 7-1.
Electra took a serious blow against Windthorst in their previous matchup back in November of 2023, falling 44-14. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Belcher, who threw for 326 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 11.2 yards per attempt. Now that Electra knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
