The McNeil Mavericks will hit the road for the first time this season to take on the Lake Belton Broncos at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
McNeil is leaving town to face Lake Belton after disappointing their home crowd in their season opener. McNeil and Weiss were almost perfectly matched up on Thursday, but McNeil suffered a 42-41 defeat.
Meanwhile, Lake Belton came up short against A&M Consolidated on Friday and fell 33-21. While losing is never fun, the Broncos can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 148th, while the Tigers are ranked 48th).
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Zyien Dupree, who rushed for 95 yards and a touchdown. Davion Peters also played a phenomenal game despite the final result: he picked up 94 receiving yards.
Lake Belton'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 Gavin Stewart and Braxton Cope. Cope didn't just play on offense: he also made five total tackles and defended a pass in addition to snagging an interception. Lake Belton got some further help from Gavin Owen: he made 11 total tackles (1.0 for loss) and defended two passes.
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