The Lone Star Rangers will challenge the White Longhorns at 7:00 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 Thursday, Lone Star was able to grind out a solid victory over Reedy, taking the game 41-30. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Rangers.
Rece Hoyt continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 206 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.1 yards per carry, and also throwing for 301 yards and three touchdowns. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Bryson Jones was Hoyt's top target, picking up 148 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Another reason for the win was Lone Star's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for five sacks. Marcel Dominguez was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up two himself. He also set a new season high mark in total tackles with four. Lone Star got some further help from Nico Viveros: he made 13 total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Lone Star was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 252 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, White waltzed into their contest last Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They came out on top against the Stallions by a score of 48-41.
White's win bumped their record up to 7-3. As for Lone Star, their victory bumped their record up to 9-1.
Everything came up roses for Lone Star against White in their previous matchup back in November of 2023, as the team secured a 49-14 win. In that matchup, Lone Star amassed a halftime lead of 49-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Thursday.
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