Lake Belton won the last time they faced Killeen, and things went their way on Thursday too. The Lake Belton Broncos walked away with a 49-42 victory over the Killeen Kangaroos. Given the Broncos' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 128th, while the Kangaroos are ranked 512th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Leading Lake Belton to victory were Eli Mascarenas and Zyien Dupree. Mascarenas threw for 214 yards and three touchdowns on only 12 passes, while Dupree rushed for 183 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.3 yards per carry. The bulk of those rushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 56 yards. Davion Peters also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Another reason for the win was Lake Belton's imposing defensive line, which managed to get into the backfield for ten sacks. Zion Williams led the group effort, picking up three of those sacks all by himself. He is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season. Another thorn in Killeen's side was Xavier Wells, who made five total tackles and snagged three interceptions.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Lake Belton was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 325 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Killeen only rushed for 208.
Several Kangaroos players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was T'Antrae Thomas, who picked up 102 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Timothy Boatner did his part for the team as well, scoring a TD off of 93 receiving yards.
The win made it two in a row for Lake Belton and bumps their season record up to 2-1. As for Killeen, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 0-3.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Lake Belton will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Rouse at 7:00 p.m. on September 27th. As for Killeen, they will face off against Brenham at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Hopefully Killeen focused on turnovers this week as team gave up four on Thursday.
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