The Lake Ridge Eagles will take on the North Crowley Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Lake Ridge has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with three straight losses, while North Crowley will come in with five straight wins.
Lake Ridge is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Mansfield on Thursday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Lake Ridge was outmatched by Mansfield on the road and fell 49-14. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 385th, while the Tigers are ranked 61st).
Despite the defeat, Lake Ridge saw an underclassman step up: Deshawn Edwards rushed for 101 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries, and also threw for 205 yards and a touchdown. Mikah Blow was another key player, picking up 95 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, while North Crowley put up plenty of points last Friday, the same can't be said for Mansfield Legacy. North Crowley breezed by Mansfield Legacy at home to the tune of 56-0. The contest marked the Panthers' most dominant victory of the season so far.
Lake Ridge's loss dropped their record down to 1-4. As for North Crowley, they pushed their record up to 5-0 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season.
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