The Dobie Longhorns will head out to take on the Dawson Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Dobie is likely headed into the contest with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Klein on Friday. Dobie lost 47-27 to Klein. While losing is never fun, the Longhorns can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 289th, while the Bearkats are ranked 134th).
Meanwhile, Dawson was able to grind out a solid win over Fort Bend Elkins on Saturday, taking the game 44-34.
Dawson's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Cornell Wesley and Jerimiah Treadaway. Dawson got some further help from Tregan Williams: he picked up a sack and made nine total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Dawson was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 277 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since was before the start of last season.
Dobie's loss ended a four-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 1-1. As for Dawson, the victory also got them back to even at 1-1.
Dobie took a serious blow against Dawson in their previous meeting back in September of 2017, falling 38-0. Can Dobie avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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