The Salado Eagles will face off against the Lampasas Badgers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams might be coming in a bit winded given how much these teams ran up and down the field in their prior games.
After dropping their season opener at home, Lampasas is headed out to face a Eagles squad ready to give their home crowd a win. Salado lost 52-28 to Troy on Friday. The Eagles just can't catch a break and have now endured nine losses in a row dating back to last season.
Despite the defeat, Salado got top-tier performance from Lincoln Hossfeld, who threw for 404 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 13.9 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 55 yards. Brendan Wilson was Hossfeld's top target, picking up 138 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Even though they lost, Salado was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 478 total yards. That's the most total yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Salado wouldn't let Troy keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Salado can thank Brodie Landon and Caine Cruddas for forcing both of them. Landon didn't just play on offense: he also forced a fumble and made seven total tackles. Salado got some further help from Devonte Foster: he made 16 total tackles.
Meanwhile, Lampasas strolled past Fredericksburg with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 40-21. Given the Badgers' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 331st, while the Billies are ranked 790th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Reed Jerome was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 125 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 238 yards and three touchdowns. He was no stranger to the big play, turning on the jets for a run that went for 60 yards.
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