Needville hasn't had much luck against Sealy recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Needville Bluejays will face off against the Sealy Tigers at 7:00 p.m. The two teams might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 872 yards in their previous games.
Needville fought the good fight in their overtime match against El Campo on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Ricebirds by a score of 31-28. That makes it the first time this season the Bluejays have let down their home crowd.
Despite the loss, Needville saw an underclassman step up: Cameron Hall threw for 241 yards and three touchdowns while completing 77.3% of his passes, and also rushed for 69 yards. Kobie Campbell handled things on the ground, rushing for 107 yards and a rushing touchdown.
Needville wouldn't let El Campo keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Tobey Yates, Kaden Jakubec, and Jakubec picked up one apiece.
Meanwhile, Sealy's undefeated season came to an end after three games on Friday. They were just a hair shy of victory and fell 35-34 to Bay City. The defeat continues a trend for the Tigers in their matchups with the Blackcats: they've now lost three in a row.
Despite the loss, Sealy got top-tier performance from Kane Killough, who rushed for 173 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.2 yards per carry, and also threw for 144 yards and three touchdowns. That's the most rushing yards Killough has posted since back in September of 2023.
Even though they lost, Sealy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 315 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
This is the second loss in a row for Needville and nudges their season record down to 2-2. As for Sealy, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 3-1.
Needville took a serious blow against Sealy when the teams last played back in November of 2019, falling 49-0. Thankfully for Needville, Alvin Nunn (who rushed for 203 yards and three touchdowns on only 14 carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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