The Colony Cougars will challenge the Mansfield Timberview Wolves 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.
Having struggled with three losses in a row, The Colony finally turned things around against Grapevine last Friday. They took down the Mustangs 39-25.
The Colony wouldn't let Grapevine keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Sean Keenen was the leader in that area as all came courtesy of his dominant performance. He has been hot for a while, having also posted five or more total tackles the last 12 times he's played. Another thorn in Grapevine's side was Jaden Rodgers, who picked up a sack and made 12 total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Mansfield Timberview). They took their matchup on Friday with ease, bagging a 55-10 victory over Grapevine. Given the Wolves' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 149th, while the Mustangs are ranked 592nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
The win got The Colony back to even at 4-4. As for Mansfield Timberview, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a massive bump to their 5-4 record this season.
The Colony came up short against Mansfield Timberview in their previous matchup back in November of 2018, falling 35-30. Thankfully for The Colony, Stacy Sneed (who rushed for 255 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.6 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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