Wills Point was the 50-20 winner over Ferris when they last played one another back in November of 2017, but their luck changed this time around. The Wills Point Tigers fell just short of the Ferris Yellowjackets by a score of 42-40 on Friday. While the Tigers had to settle for second, they closed the game well in the third quarter, where they outscored the Yellowjackets 13-7.
Despite the loss, Wills Point still got an impressive performance from Jett Fletcher, who rushed for 212 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 12.5 yards per carry, and also picked up 35 receiving yards and a touchdown. Wills Point is 4-1 when Fletcher posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 1-4 otherwise. Marcus Baker was another key player, gaining 96 total yards and a touchdown.
It was another big night for Brandon Mcneal, who rushed for 146 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries, and also threw for 60 yards and two touchdowns for Ferris. Mcneal's longest rush was for an incredible 71 yards. Qui-Darwin Cotton was Mcneal's top target, rushing for 57 yards and two touchdowns, while also catching a touchdown.
This is the second loss in a row for Wills Point and nudges their season record down to 5-5. As for Ferris, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-6.
Wills Point does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Ferris, they will square off against Van Alstyne at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Van Alstyne knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past ten contests -- so hopefully Ferris likes a good challenge.
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