On Friday, the Elgin Wildcats had to suffer through a 62-20 loss at the hands of the Anderson Trojans. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 672nd, while the Trojans are ranked 229th).
Dylan Owens threw for 154 yards and a touchdown.
Zaire Nuells was his top target, picking up 53 receiving yards.
A big part of the win came down to the chemistry between Max Gerlich and his top target Jay Fullmer. Gerlich threw for 293 yards and four touchdowns while Fullmer rushed for 136 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries. Ed Small was Gerlich's top target, picking up 141 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Elgin's loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Anderson, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-0.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Elgin will venture away from home to challenge Montgomery at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Elgin is no doubt hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses dating back to last season. As for Anderson, they will head out to square off against College Station at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both might be coming in a bit winded given how much these teams ran up and down the field in their prior games.
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