The Manvel Mavericks will square off against the Dawson Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Dawson is hoping to do what Alvin couldn't last Friday: put an end to Manvel's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Manvel put the hurt on Alvin with a sharp 42-21 victory. Given the Mavericks' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 289th, while the Yellowjackets are ranked 640th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Cam Renfro went supernova for Manvel, throwing for 143 yards and two touchdowns while completing 81.3% of his passes, and also rushing for 54 yards and a touchdown on only six carries. Another player making a difference was Xaiden Brown, who rushed for 43 yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, everything went Dawson's way against Alvin on Friday as Dawson made off with a 58-35 win. Winning may never get old, but the Eagles sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.
Dawson got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Max Zavala out in front who threw for 179 yards and two touchdowns while completing 90.9% of his passes. Corey Brown helped Zavala out on the ground, picking up 127 receiving yards and a touchdown.
The win got Manvel back to even at 4-4. As for Dawson, their victory bumped their record up to 6-3.
Manvel strolled past Dawson in their previous meeting back in October of 2015 by a score of 49-31. Will Manvel repeat their success, or does Dawson have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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