The Estacado Matadors will venture away from home to take on the Randall Raiders at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Estacado has struggled recently with three losses in a row, while Randall will arrive with three straight wins.
Estacado is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They received a blow on Friday as they fell 39-25 to Sweetwater.
Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Randall last Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew Perryton out of the water with a 49-19 final score. Given the Raiders' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 268th, while the Rangers are ranked 700th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Randall relied on the efforts of Kaison Benton, who threw for 204 yards and four touchdowns while completing 72.2% of his passes, and Dylan Ray, who rushed for 168 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries. Benton's longest rush was for an impressive 60 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Collin Miller was Benton's top target, picking up 86 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Randall was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 253 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 193 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
Estacado's defeat dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Randall, their record now sits at 3-0.
Estacado came up short against Randall in their previous meeting back in November of 2022, falling 27-14. Can Estacado avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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