Amarillo and Tascosa are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2014, but not for long. The Amarillo Sandies will host the Tascosa Rebels at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Tascosa is hoping to do what Lubbock couldn't last Friday: put an end to Amarillo's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Amarillo's defense stepped up to hand Lubbock a 47-0 shutout. Given the Sandies' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 300th, while the Westerners are ranked 901st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
It was another big night for Jett Lopez, who threw for 262 yards and six touchdowns while picking up 12.5 yards per attempt. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 3.2 passing touchdowns per game. Oliver Parsons was Lopez's top target, picking up 139 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Another reason for the win was Amarillo's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for three sacks. In fact, those sacks all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Troy Brown. Brown is also crushing it when it comes to total tackles: he's made at least seven every time he's taken the field this season.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Tascosa, who bounced back after a loss on the road two weeks ago. They blew past Caprock 42-14 last Thursday.
Coltyn Fulton continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 183 yards and four touchdowns on only 15 carries. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in November of 2023. Josiah Fields did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 85 receiving yards.
Tascosa was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 329 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Amarillo has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. As for Tascosa, their record now sits at 4-5.
Friday's contest will pit two of the most dominant signal callers against one another: Lopez and Fulton. Lopez just won't slow down this season and has thrown 26 touchdowns (and and only 3 picks) while averaging 282.2 passing yards per game. Fulton has been a dominant force too and has averaged 63.9 passing yards per game.
Everything came up roses for Amarillo against Tascosa in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, as the team secured a 42-6 win. In that matchup, Amarillo amassed a halftime lead of 35-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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