Lampasas took care of business in their home opener on Friday. They took down the Fredericksburg Billies 40-21. Given the Badgers' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 301st, while the Billies are ranked 804th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Reed Jerome was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 125 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 238 yards and three touchdowns. He was no stranger to the big play, taking off on a dash that went for 60 yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Lampasas was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 474 total yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Fredericksburg only gained 331.
Despite the loss, Fredericksburg had strong showings from Griffin Beard, who picked up 116 receiving yards and a touchdown, and Brooks Immel, who threw for 288 yards and a touchdown. A healthy portion of that aerial production (85 yards to be exact) also went to Aidan Neuzil.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Lampasas is headed away from home for the first time to take on Salado at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams might be coming in a bit winded given how much these teams ran up and down the field in their prior games. As for Fredericksburg, they will challenge Wimberley at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
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