The Tascosa Rebels will face off against the Americas Trail Blazers at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Friday, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Tascosa beat Amarillo 34-29. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Rebels.
The match pitted two dominant signal callers against one another in Coltyn Fulton and Jett Lopez. Fulton had a great game and rushed for 131 yards and two touchdowns. Meanwhile, Lopez was balling out in the loss, throwing for 237 yards and three touchdowns, while also punching in a touchdown on the ground.
Meanwhile, everything came up roses for Americas against Bel Air on Friday as the team secured a 42-7 victory. That 35 point margin sets a new team best for the Trail Blazers this season.
Cam'Ron Johnson continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 158 yards on only 14 carries, while also picking up 32 receiving yards. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 158 rushing yards. Another back making a difference was Maurice Edwards, who gained 163 total yards.
Americas was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 310 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 221 rushing yards in four consecutive matches.
Americas' win bumped their record up to 3-6. As for Tascosa, the victory got them back to even at 5-5.
Thursday's matchup might be decided in the on the ground. Tascosa has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 258.4 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Americas struggles in that department as they've been averaging 242.3. It's looking like Thursday's contest might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Tascosa came out on top in a nail-biter against Americas when the teams last played back in September of 2019, sneaking past 31-28. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Americas' Aaron Dumas, who rushed for 288 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 9.3 yards per carry. Now that he won't be playing on Thursday, will it be easier for Tascosa to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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