The Pebble Hills Spartans will face off against the Americas Trail Blazers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Last Friday, Pebble Hills was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 28-23 to Midland. While losing is never fun, the Spartans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 324th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 86th).
Pebble Hills might have lost, but man, Zereian Quarles was a machine: he rushed for 146 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries, and also picked up 47 receiving yards. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in total yards. Joe Fernandez was another key player, rushing for 92 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries.
Meanwhile, Americas couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They and Hanks were almost perfectly matched up on Thursday, but Americas suffered a 38-37 loss.
Americas might have lost, but man, Cam'Ron Johnson was a machine: he rushed for 195 yards and two touchdowns.
Johnson wasn't the only one working in the rushing yards department: Americas was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 304 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Hanks only rushed for 170.
Pebble Hills and Americas were almost perfectly matched up in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, but Pebble Hills suffered an agonizing 24-23 defeat. Thankfully for Pebble Hills, Mark Moore Iii (who rushed for 38 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 161 yards and a touchdown on only 13 passes) 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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