After two games on the road, MacArthur is heading back home. They will host the Wagner Thunderbirds at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
MacArthur's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against New Braunfels on Friday. They were dealt a 62-0 defeat at the hands of the Unicorns. While losing is never fun, the Brahmas can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 902nd, while the Unicorns are ranked 316th).
Meanwhile, while it was all tied up 21-21 at halftime, Wagner was not quite Pieper's equal in the second half last Thursday. They took a hard 35-21 fall against the Warriors.
Loss or not, Wagner got some senior leadership from Sunny Serrano and William Reynolds. Serrano rushed for 115 yards and a touchdown, while Reynolds rushed for 98 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave Serrano a new career-high in rushing yards.
Even though they lost, Wagner was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 284 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 154 rushing yards in 14 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
MacArthur's defeat dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Wagner, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 1-2.
MacArthur was dealt a bruising 63-0 defeat at the hands of Wagner in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Can MacArthur avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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