La Vega and Stephenville are an even 3-3 against one another since October of 2018, but not for long. The La Vega Pirates will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Stephenville Yellow Jackets/Honeybees at 7:00 p.m. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
La Vega's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They blew past Brownwood, posting a 43-0 victory on the road. Given the Pirates' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 149th, while the Lions are ranked 331st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Stephenville put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past Wylie 49-27. Fans of the Yellow Jackets/Honeybees have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Stephenville had a senior duo take command as Sawyer Wilkerson rushed for 202 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 10.6 yards per carry and Ryan Gafford threw for 278 yards and four touchdowns while completing 92% of his passes. With that strong performance, Wilkerson is now averaging an impressive 116.5 rushing yards per game. Tristian Gentry was Gafford's top target, picking up 123 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Stephenville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 268 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 153 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
The win got La Vega back to even at 2-2. As for Stephenville, they pushed their record up to 4-0 with the victory, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season.
La Vega came up short against Stephenville when the teams last played back in November of 2023, falling 23-14. Will La Vega have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other football content.
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