Two dominant signal callers in D'Angelo Ingrim and Tyrieke Wade are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Killeen Kangaroos will head out to square off against the Shoemaker Wolves at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Killeen is looking for their season's first win.
Killeen is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Harker Heights on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Killeen was outmatched by Harker Heights at home and fell 70-13. While losing is never fun, the Kangaroos can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 579th, while the Knights are ranked 110th).
Meanwhile, Shoemaker came up short against Midway on Friday, falling 27-7. The Wolves gained 117 more yards on the day, but it was the Panthers that made the best use of them.
Shoemaker might have lost, but man, Wade was a machine: he rushed for 204 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.9 yards per carry, and also threw for 168 yards on 16 of 29 attempts.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Shoemaker was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 292 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Midway only rushed for 99.
Shoemaker didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Malachi Jerome and Torian Thomas.
Killeen's loss dropped their record down to 0-6. As for Shoemaker, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-3.
Killeen was dealt a bruising 63-17 defeat at the hands of Shoemaker in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Killeen was down 42-3.
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