The Lamar Texans are taking a road trip to take on the Alief Elsik Rams at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with four consecutive losses dating back to last season for Lamar and five for Alief Elsik dating back to last season.
Last Saturday, Lamar was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 28-23 to Clear Springs.
Vaurice Young put forth a good effort for the losing side as he threw for 203 yards and a touchdown while completing 75% of his passes, and also punched in a rushing score.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 47-14, which was the final score in Alief Elsik's tilt against Iowa Colony on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Rams can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 504th, while the Pioneers are ranked 79th).
Lamar's defeat dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Alief Elsik, their loss dropped their record down to an identical 0-3.
Everything went Lamar's way against Alief Elsik in their previous matchup back in September of 2017 as Lamar made off with a 35-14 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lamar since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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