A win for Lubbock just wasn't in the cards on Thursday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were outmatched by the Abilene Eagles at home and fell 69-14. While losing is never fun, the Westerners can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 813th, while the Eagles are ranked 194th).
Leading Abilene to victory were Ethan Joyner and Tristan Beal. Joyner rushed for 138 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.7 yards per carry, while Beal threw for 340 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.0 yards per attempt. Joyner's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 116 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Lubbock now has a losing record at 3-4. As for Abilene, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 6-2.
Lubbock will face off against Caprock at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Lubbock is facing Caprock at the right time seeing as Caprock is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Abilene, they will square off against Tascosa at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Abilene is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 49 points per game this season.
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