The Keller Indians are taking a road trip to square off against the Byron Nelson Bobcat at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Keller is headed into the contest having just suffered their biggest defeat since October 13, 2023 on Friday. They were outmatched by Southlake Carroll at home and fell 52-21. The Indians haven't had much luck with the Dragons recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
Brock Burkett put forth a good effort for the losing side as he rushed for 105 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries. Those 105 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. Backing up that air attack was Kyle Owens, who rushed for 87 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Keller was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 270 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 176 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Byron Nelson made easy work of Timber Creek on Thursday and carried off a 27-7 victory. Given the Bobcat's advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 26th, while the Falcons are ranked 124th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Keller's loss dropped their record down to 3-3. As for Byron Nelson, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Keller was dealt a bruising 67-3 defeat at the hands of Byron Nelson in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point Keller was down 46-0.
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