Wortham and Meridian are an even 3-3 against one another since September of 2014, but not for long. The Wortham Bulldogs will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Meridian Yellowjackets at 7:00 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Meridian is facing Wortham at the wrong time: Wortham suffered their first home loss of the season on Friday and they're likely out for redemption. They had to suffer through a 36-6 loss at the hands of the Panthers. The Bulldogs have struggled against the Panthers recently, as their game on Friday was their eighth consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, a victory for Meridian just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were outmatched by Bremond at home and fell 70-7. While losing is never fun, the Yellowjackets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 1173rd, while the Tigers are ranked 571st).
Wortham's defeat dropped their record down to 3-3. As for Meridian, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-5.
Everything came up roses for Wortham against Meridian when the teams last played back in September of 2023, as the team secured a 48-10 win. Does Wortham have another victory up their sleeve, or will Meridian turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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