The Seguin Cougars will take on the Red Oak Hawks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Seguin will be strutting in after a victory while Red Oak will be coming in after a loss.
While Cougars fans will have to keep waiting for their squad to come home, they shouldn't be too worried about the road trip considering the result of Thursday's season opener. They took their contest on the road on Thursday with ease, bagging a 58-0 win over North Mesquite. Given the Cougars' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 138th, while the Stallions are ranked 630th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Malachi Meche had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 170 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 74-yard run. Isaac Bly was another key player, rushing for 70 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries.
Meanwhile, Red Oak didn't have quite enough to beat Colleyville Heritage on Friday and fell 32-29. The Hawks haven't had much luck with the Panthers recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Taz Williams Jr, who picked up 86 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 33 yards. Another player making a difference was Kane Richardson, who threw for 76 yards and two touchdowns.
Red Oak wouldn't let Colleyville Heritage keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Red Oak can thank Johnnie ?Tre? Fitzgerald Iii and Torrall Stocker Jr for forcing both of them. Stocker Jr also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, picking up two sacks, forcing a fumble, and making seven total tackles in addition to snagging an interception which he returned one-yard for a touchdown. Courtney Gordon Jr. was another major factor on D, making 15 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Seguin was taken down by Red Oak 28-0 in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Can Seguin avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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