Ferris proved they can win big last Friday (they won by 49) but on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 42-40 win over the Wills Point Tigers. With that victory, the Yellowjackets brought their scoring average up to 26.7 points per game.
Brandon Mcneal continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 146 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries, while also throwing for 60 yards and two touchdowns. His longest rush was for an incredible 71 yards. Derrick King also helped out as he racked up 161 rushing yards.
Ferris was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 392 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since the start of last season.
Despite the loss, Wills Point still got an impressive performance from Jett Fletcher, who rushed for 212 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 12.5 yards per carry, and also picked up 35 receiving yards and a touchdown. Fletcher is becoming a predictor of Wills Point's success: when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns the team is 4-1 (and 1-4 when he doesn't). Speaking of playmakers, who could forget Brian Martinez, who went all the way with a kickoff return for a touchdown.
Ferris' win bumped their record up to 4-6. As for Wills Point, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-5.
Ferris is taking a road trip to face off against Van Alstyne at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Van Alstyne knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past ten matchups -- so hopefully Ferris likes a good challenge. Wills Point does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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