The Life Waxahachie Mustangs are taking a road trip to challenge the Wills Point Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Life Waxahachie is no doubt hoping to put an end to a seven-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Last Friday, Life Waxahachie took a blow against Godley, falling 55-9. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 972nd, while the Wildcats are ranked 348th).
Meanwhile, Wills Point was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Friday as they fell 24-20 to Farmersville. The loss continues a trend for the Tigers in their matchups with the Farmers: they've now lost three in a row.
Despite the defeat, Wills Point got top-tier performance from Jett Fletcher, who rushed for 134 yards, and also threw for 164 yards and two touchdowns. Fletcher's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 100 rushing yards dating back to last season. 102 of those passing yards were hauled in by Brian Martinez.
Life Waxahachie's loss dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Wills Point, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-2.
Life Waxahachie suffered a grim 43-21 defeat to Wills Point in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Fletcher, who rushed for 215 yards and three touchdowns on only 14 carries, and also threw for 104 yards and a touchdown. Now that Life Waxahachie knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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