Tom Bean hasn't had much luck against Wolfe City recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Tom Bean Tomcats will challenge the Wolfe City Wolves at 7:00 p.m. Tom Bean is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 31.1 points per game this season.
Tom Bean is headed into Friday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Friday. They fell just short of Alvord by a score of 10-7. The game marked the Tomcats' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Despite the loss, Tom Bean had strong showings from Bobby Rogers, who gained 106 total yards and a touchdown, and Donnie Hooten, who threw for 135 yards and a touchdown. What's more, Rogers also racked up 94 rushing yards, the mosthe's had since back in November of 2023.
Tom Bean wouldn't let Alvord keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Maguire Poole, Hooten, and Dallas Peavey picked up one apiece. Peavey is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made seven or more in the last seven games he's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Wolfe City waltzed into their matchup on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They blew past the Tigers, posting a 48-20 win on the road. Considering the Wolves have won three matches by more than 27 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Wolfe City relied on the efforts of Hd Davis, who rushed for 255 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 15.0 yards per carry, and Carson Herron, who rushed for 85 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries. Davis' longest rush was for an impressive 55 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Wolfe City was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 340 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 186 rushing yards in 12 consecutive games dating back to last season.
Tom Bean's defeat dropped their record down to 4-3. As for Wolfe City, their victory bumped their record up to 5-1.
Tom Bean was dealt a bruising 34-0 loss at the hands of Wolfe City in their previous meeting back in September of 2019. Can Tom Bean avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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