The Salado Eagles will venture away from home to challenge the Giddings Buffaloes at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Salado is headed into Friday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their tenth straight game dating back to last season on Friday. They took a hard 49-30 fall against Lampasas. The Eagles were down 49-24 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Salado might have lost, but man, Lincoln Hossfeld was a machine: he rushed for 112 yards and three touchdowns, and also threw for 214 yards and a touchdown. 104 of those passing yards were hauled in by Brendan Wilson, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Salado's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Kenneth Angel and Mason Olson.
Meanwhile, everything came up roses for Giddings on the road against Smithville on Friday as the squad secured a 40-7 victory. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Buffaloes have posted against the Tigers since October 7, 2016.
Giddings' success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Bryson Mcdaniel led the charge by rushing for 138 yards and a touchdown. The team also got some help courtesy of Corbin Medack, who rushed for 60 yards and two touchdowns.
Medack wasn't the only one working in the rushing yards department: Giddings was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 308 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Salado's defeat dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Giddings, the victory also got them back to even at 1-1.
Salado took a serious blow against Giddings in their previous meeting back in October of 2015, falling 62-6. Thankfully for Salado, Kyle Jones (who threw for 241 yards and five touchdowns while completing 90% of his 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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