The West Texas Comanches will head out to challenge the River Road Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. River Road took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on West Texas, who comes in off a win.
West Texas took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They took their matchup at home with ease, bagging a 68-22 win over Tulia. The contest marked the Comanches' most dominant victory of the season so far.
Meanwhile, River Road was beaten by Panhandle 51-7 on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 938th, while the Panthers are ranked 250th).
River Road's loss came about despite a quality game from Alex Warren, who rushed for 118 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries. Warren also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, forcing a fumble and making two total tackles.
Even though they lost, River Road was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 236 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 236 rushing yards in three consecutive matches.
River Road wouldn't let Panhandle keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Warren, Zanti Marrufo, and Marrufo picked up one apiece.
West Texas' win bumped their record up to 3-1. As for River Road, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 2-1.
West Texas was dealt a bruising 48-6 loss at the hands of River Road in their previous matchup back in October of 2021. Thankfully for West Texas, Elliot Brown (who rushed for 184 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 10.8 yards per carry) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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