The Nacogdoches Dragons will venture away from home to challenge the Hallsville Bobcats at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Hallsville will take on a team with plenty of momentum: Nacogdoches extended their winning streak to three last Friday. Everything went the Dragons' way against Jacksonville as they made off with a 40-14 win. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 28-7.
A big part of Nacogdoches' victory came down to the chemistry between Jaylan Garrett and his top target Micah Lockett. Garrett threw for 417 yards and four TDs while picking up 17.4 yards per attempt while Lockett picked up 216 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Lockett showed off some serious burst, cutting upfield on a catch for 67 yards. Rj Whitaker also helped out as he racked up 157 receiving yards.
Nacogdoches' run defense was locked in: Jacksonville could only muster 2.7 yards per carry. The team can thank Landon Sherrard for the heroic effort on defense: he. Nacogdoches hasn't allowed more than 3.3 yards per carry in three consecutive games.
Caden Thomas
| 09/26/25 vs Jacksonville | 3 |
| 09/19/25 vs Rudder | 2 |
| 08/28/25 @ Palestine | 0.50 |
Nacogdoches' defense didn't let the opposing QB, get away unscathed either: they got into the backfield for four sacks. Jacksonville's QB won't forget Caden Thomas anytime soon given he sacked him three times. Thanks to that big game, Thomas is now up to 5.5 sacks on the season. Sherrard was another major factor on D, making 18 total tackles (7.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Hallsville). They claimed a resounding 52-14 win over Jacksonville.
Nacogdoches' record is now 4-1. As for Hallsville, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-5.
Nacogdoches took a serious blow against Hallsville when the teams last played back in October of 2024, falling 42-14. Can the Dragons avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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