Sealy is 5-0 against Needville since November of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Sealy Tigers will look to defend their home field against the Needville Bluejays at 7:00 p.m. The two teams might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 872 yards in their previous games.
Sealy is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Bay City just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Friday. They and the Blackcats were almost perfectly matched up, but they suffered a 35-34 loss. The loss was the Tigers' first of the season.
Despite the defeat, Sealy got top-tier performance from Kane Killough, who rushed for 173 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.2 yards per carry, and also threw for 144 yards and three touchdowns. That's the most rushing yards Killough has posted since back in September of 2023.
Even though they lost, Sealy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 315 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Needville fought the good fight in their overtime match against El Campo on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Ricebirds by a score of 31-28. That makes it the first time this season the Bluejays have let down their home crowd.
Despite the loss, Needville saw an underclassman step up: Cameron Hall threw for 241 yards and three touchdowns while completing 77.3% of his passes, and also rushed for 69 yards. Kobie Campbell was another key player, rushing for 107 yards and a touchdown.
Needville wouldn't let El Campo keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Tobey Yates, Kaden Jakubec, and Jakubec picked up one apiece.
Having lost for the first time this season, Sealy fell to 3-1. As for Needville, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-2.
Friday's contest might be decided in the on the ground. Sealy has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 213 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Needville struggles in that department as they've been averaging 267. It's looking like Friday's matchup might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Everything came up roses for Sealy against Needville in their previous meeting back in November of 2019, as the squad secured a 49-0 victory. Will Sealy repeat their success, or does Needville have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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