The Lancaster Tigers will head out to square off against the Waxahachie Indians at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Lancaster's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They blew past Mesquite, posting a 45-0 win. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Tigers considering their seven-point performance the match before.
Meanwhile, it may have taken overtime to finish the job, but Waxahachie ultimately got the result they hoped for on Thursday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 16-13 victory over Skyline. The 16-point effort marked the Indians' lowest-scoring matchup of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Waxahachie got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Trenton Kidd out in front who picked up 89 receiving yards and a touchdown. Kidd was no stranger to the big play, lighting up the secondary with a catch that went for 50 yards.
Another reason for the win was Waxahachie's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for eight sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Cade Pointer and Carmelo Clawson, who racked up six sacks between them. With that strong performance, Clawson is now averaging an impressive 5.2 total tackles per game. Waxahachie got some further help from Kaden Tolleson: he picked up a sack and made 18 total tackles.
The victory got Lancaster back to even at 4-4. As for Waxahachie, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 5-3.
Lancaster ended up a good deal behind Waxahachie in their previous matchup back in November of 2017, losing 30-16. Thankfully for Lancaster, Keshawn Anderson (who rushed for 77 yards and a touchdown) 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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