Needville is 0-5 against Sealy since November of 2015 but things could change on Friday. The Needville Bluejays will square off against the Sealy Tigers at 7:00 p.m. Both might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 872 yards in their previous games.
Needville fought the good fight in their overtime matchup 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 defeat, 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. Needville also got a significant boost from Kobie Campbell, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 107 yards.
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.
Meanwhile, Sealy's undefeated season came to an end after three games on Friday. They and Bay City were almost perfectly matched up, but Sealy suffered a 35-34 loss. The defeat continues a trend for the Tigers in their matchups with the Blackcats: they've now lost three in a row.
Sealy might have lost, but man, Kane Killough was a machine: he 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.
This is the second loss in a row for Needville and nudges their season record down to 2-2. As for Sealy, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 3-1.
Friday's match might be decided in the on the ground. Needville has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 267 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Sealy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 213. It's looking like Friday's game might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Needville was taken down by Sealy 49-0 when the teams last played back in November of 2019. Thankfully for Needville, Alvin Nunn (who rushed for 203 yards and three touchdowns on only 14 carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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