The Lampasas Badgers are taking a road trip to take on the Salado Eagles at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Lampasas will be strutting in after a win while Salado will be coming in after a defeat.
Lampasas is headed out to face Salado after opening their season at home and giving their fans just what they were looking for. Lampasas strolled past Fredericksburg with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 40-21. Given the Badgers' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 331st, while the Billies are ranked 790th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Reed Jerome went supernova for Lampasas, rushing for 125 yards and two touchdowns, while also throwing for 238 yards and three touchdowns. Jerome was no stranger to the big play, taking off on a dash that went for 60 yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Lampasas was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 236 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 197 rushing yards in five consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Salado was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their ninth straight loss. They came up short against Troy, falling 52-28. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Eagles have suffered against the Trojans since August 29, 2014.
Salado might have lost, but man, Lincoln Hossfeld was a machine: he threw for 404 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 13.9 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 55 yards. A healthy portion of that aerial production (97 yards to be exact) went to Korbin Konarik, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Salado wouldn't let Troy keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Salado can thank Brodie Landon and Caine Cruddas for forcing both of them. Cruddas also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, forcing a fumble and making five total tackles. Another thorn in Troy's side was Devonte Foster, who made 16 total tackles.
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