The Bryan Vikings will be playing at home against the Shoemaker Wolves at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Bryan is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 38.2 points per game this season.
Bryan and Harker Heights met for a duel on Friday where Bryan couldn't get it done. Bryan was beaten by Harker Heights 56-20. The game marked the Vikings' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Boone Turner put forth a good effort for the losing side as he threw for 316 yards and two touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes, and also punched in a rushing score. Terrence Lewis was Turner's top target, picking up 161 receiving yards.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Shoemaker, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They enjoyed a cozy 41-26 win over Killeen on Thursday. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Wolves considering their seven-point performance the contest before.
The match pitted two dominant signal callers against one another in Tyrieke Wade and D'Angelo Ingrim. Wade had a great game and threw for 315 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.7 yards per attempt. Meanwhile, Ingrim was balling out in the loss, throwing for 274 yards and two touchdowns, while also rushing for 36 yards.
Shoemaker didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Brenden Logan and Torian Thomas. Thomas also set a new season high mark in total tackles with 13. Another thorn in Killeen's side was Travonne Woodley, who picked up a sack, made nine total tackles (2.0 for loss), and defended a pass.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Shoemaker was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 221 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Killeen only rushed for 100.
Bryan's defeat dropped their record down to 3-3. As for Shoemaker, they now have a winning record of 4-3.
Friday's match might be decided in the on the ground. Bryan has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 298.5 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Shoemaker struggles in that department as they've been averaging 200.6. It's looking like Friday's matchup might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Everything went Bryan's way against Shoemaker in their previous matchup back in October of 2021, as Bryan made off with a 35-15 victory. Will Bryan repeat their success, or does Shoemaker have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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