Eastland is 6-0 against Dublin since October of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Eastland Mavericks will head out to take on the Dublin Lions at 7:00 p.m. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses for Eastland and 12 for Dublin dating back to last season.
Eastland is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Brady on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Eastland was beaten by Brady 47-7. The match marked the Mavericks' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Meanwhile, Dublin had to suffer through a 56-14 loss at the hands of Tolar. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 1021st, while the Rattlers are ranked 372nd).
Although Dublin took the loss, they still got scores from Dj Ferguson and Kaden Gaiten.
Eastland now has a losing record at 3-4. As for Dublin, their loss dropped their record down to 0-7.
Everything came up roses for Eastland against Dublin when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as the team secured a 62-7 victory. In that matchup, Eastland amassed a halftime lead of 28-7, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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