The Troy Trojans will take on the Little River Academy Bumblebees at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Troy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 42 points per game this season.
Troy will bounce into Friday's game after beating C.H. Yoe, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Troy strolled past C.H. Yoe with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 35-17. Given the Trojans' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 252nd, while the Yoemen are ranked 648th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
The match pitted two dominant signal callers against one another in Joseph Mcmurtry and Cade Hubnik. Mcmurtry had a great game and threw for 219 yards and three touchdowns. Meanwhile, Hubnik did his best for the losing side, rushing for 91 yards and two touchdowns, while also throwing for 151 yards on 17 of 28 attempts.
Troy didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Micah Mckissick, Tedricc Calhoun, and Peyton Valdez picked up one apiece. With that strong performance, Valdez is now averaging an impressive 5.3 total tackles per game. Another thorn in C.H. Yoe's side was Grayson Bogausch, who made 13 total tackles (2.0 for loss) and defended a pass.
Meanwhile, a win for Little River Academy just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They had to suffer through a 51-15 loss at the hands of Franklin. The contest marked the Bumblebees' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Although Little River Academy took the loss, they still got scores from Brian Grissom and Josh Mann.
Troy's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-1. As for Little River Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-6.
Friday's matchup might be decided in the on the ground. Troy has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 153.1 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Little River Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 160.4. It's looking like Friday's game might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Troy was taken down by Little River Academy 49-21 when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Will Troy have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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