The Turner Lions will face off against the Sunset Bison at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses for Turner and five for Sunset.
Turner is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Newman Smith on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Turner came up short against Newman Smith, falling 35-14. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 903rd, while the Trojans are ranked 350th).
Despite the loss, Turner had strong showings from Jaime Marquez, who rushed for 64 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries, and Jose Mina, who rushed for 46 yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Sunset had to suffer through a 48-6 loss at the hands of White.
Turner's defeat dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Sunset, their loss dropped their record down to an identical 2-5.
Turner came up short against Sunset in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, falling 34-27. Thankfully for Turner, Elias Guerrero (who rushed for 276 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 13.1 yards per carry) 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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