The Riesel Indians will venture away from home to take on the Thorndale Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Riesel is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They claimed a resounding 50-12 victory over Bruceville-Eddy. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Indians.
Meanwhile, Thorndale entered their tilt with Holland on Friday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They secured an 18-13 W over the Hornets.
It was another big night for Noah Crabtree, who rushed for 125 yards and two touchdowns. He is becoming a predictor of Thorndale's success: when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns the team is undefeated (and 1-3 when he doesn't).
Riesel is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-5 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 28.0 points per game. As for Thorndale, they pushed their record up to 7-3 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home.
Riesel might still be hurting after the 27-6 defeat they got from Thorndale in their previous matchup back in September. Can Riesel avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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