After flying high against Austin last Friday, Round Rock Westwood came back down to earth. The Warriors came up short against the McNeil Mavericks on Friday, falling 70-45. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (39), the Warriors still had to take the loss.
Round Rock Westwood's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Cooper Waits, who threw for 261 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.9 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 40 yards. Weston Franz also helped with two scores in total.
Jadon Sultz was nothing short of spectacular for McNeil: he threw for 345 yards and five TDs while picking up 11.9 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 110 yards and a pair of touchdowns on only six carries. Those five passing touchdowns gave Sultz a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Jarell Gary Jr, who picked up 200 receiving yards and three scores.
Round Rock Westwood now has a losing record of 1-2. As for McNeil, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-1.
We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Round Rock Westwood is set to square off against their familiar foe Cedar Ridge at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 1,185 yards in their previous games. Meanwhile, McNeil will take on rival Round Rock at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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