The Keller Indians are taking a road trip to challenge the Northwest Texans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Keller took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They secured a 34-28 W over Bowie.
Meanwhile, Northwest got the win against McKinney North on Friday by a conclusive 37-14. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Texans have posted against the Bulldogs since September 1, 2016.
Northwest got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Ryder Norton out in front who threw for 175 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 106 yards. Nathanial Jean was another key back, rushing for 81 yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Northwest was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 505 total yards. That's the most total yards they've posted since was before the start of last season.
Northwest's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Uriah Crawford and Tristan Clutter.
The victory got Keller back to even at 1-1. As for Northwest, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-0.
Everything went Keller's way against Northwest in their previous meeting back in November of 2015 as Keller made off with a 47-21 victory. In that match, Keller amassed a halftime lead of 33-7, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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