Killeen was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell 49-42 to the Lake Belton Broncos. 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 512th, while the Broncos are ranked 128th).
Killeen lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being T'Antrae Thomas, who picked up 102 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Thomas showed off some serious burst, lighting up the secondary with a catch for 52 yards. Another receiver making a difference was Timothy Boatner, who picked up 93 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Even though they lost, Killeen was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 208 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Lake Belton was led to victory by 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. Zach Dodd was Mascarenas' top target, picking up 109 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Killeen's loss dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Lake Belton, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Killeen will venture away from home to challenge Brenham at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 940 yards in their previous games. As for Lake Belton, they 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.
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