The George Ranch Longhorns will challenge the Alief Hastings Bears at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Alief Hastings took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on George Ranch, who comes in off a win.
On Friday, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, George Ranch beat Alief Taylor 28-24. The Longhorns haven't had any issues with the Lions recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive victory against them.
The match pitted two dominant backs against one another in Hayden Drinkard and Hameer Shokunle. Drinkard had a great game and gained 196 total yards and two touchdowns. Meanwhile, Shokunle was balling out in the loss, rushing for 129 yards, while also catching one TD.
Meanwhile, Alief Hastings was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They were beaten by Strake Jesuit 41-7. The Bears were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 28-7.
Alief Hastings' defeat dropped their record down to 1-8. As for George Ranch, their win bumped their record up to 4-5.
George Ranch came up short against Alief Hastings in their previous meeting back in November of 2024, falling 27-21. Thankfully for the Longhorns, Sincere Nealy (who rushed for 164 yards and one touchdown) 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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