Lampasas won the last time they faced Burnet, and things went their way on Friday too. The Lampasas Badgers secured a 42-38 W over the Burnet Bulldogs. Given the Badgers' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 199th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 447th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Reed Jerome was his usual excellent self, rushing for 107 yards and three touchdowns on only 15 carries, while also throwing for 136 yards and two touchdowns.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Lampasas was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 324 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in November of 2023.
Burnet lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Peyton Lopez, who rushed for 86 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries. The bulk of those rushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 54 yards. Burnet also got a significant boost from Josiah Coronado, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 118 yards.
The victory was the third in a row for Lampasas, bringing their record for this year to 7-1. As for Burnet, with the defeat, they broke their five-game winning streak and moved their record to 5-3.
Lampasas will be playing at home against Stephenville at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 1,006 yards in their previous games. As for Burnet, they will venture away from home to face off against Brownwood at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Burnet is looking to tack on another W to their three-game streak on the road.
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