Two dominant signal callers in Jaxon Schad and Cade Corcoran are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Weiss Wolves will challenge the College Station Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
College Station is hoping to do what Lockhart couldn't last Friday: put an end to Weiss' winning streak, which now stands at five games. Weiss breezed by Lockhart to the tune of 42-0. Given the Wolves' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 145th, while the Lions are ranked 618th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Schad and Nick Johnson were among the main playmakers for Weiss as the former threw for 262 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 11.9 yards per attempt and the latter rushed for 132 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.3 yards per carry. Another player making a difference was Adrian Wilson, who picked up 87 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Weiss wouldn't let Lockhart keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Weiss can thank Amahd Sias and Noah McPeak for forcing both of them. McPeak also set a new season high mark in total tackles with 11. Jorian Guinn was another major factor on D, making ten total tackles (2.0 for loss) and defending two passes in addition to snagging an interception.
Meanwhile, College Station had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 53.3 points) and they went ahead and made it five on Friday. They blew past the Lions 56-10.
College Station had a senior duo take command as Corcoran threw for 250 yards and six touchdowns while completing 84.2% of his passes and Aydan Martinez-Brown gained 123 total yards and four touchdowns. Corcoran has been hot , having posted three or more passing touchdowns the last six times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Wilson Stapp, who gained 104 total yards and a touchdown.
College Station's defense made their presence known, laying out Kadon Moebes. three times. In fact, those sacks all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Cole Flanagan.
Weiss' victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-1. As for College Station, their win bumped their record up to 8-1.
The upcoming match will be a clash of competing strengths. Weiss has deployed a run-first offense that has averaged 221.8 rushing yards a game. Meanwhile, College Station has preferred to attack from the air: they average 272.2 passing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Thursday? There's only one way to find out.
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