{"id":4880,"date":"2025-10-15T13:47:37","date_gmt":"2025-10-15T13:47:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/4880\/"},"modified":"2025-10-15T13:47:37","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T13:47:37","slug":"lubbock-westerners-vs-abilene-eagles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/4880\/","title":{"rendered":"Lubbock Westerners vs. Abilene Eagles"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Lubbock Westerners<\/a> will head out to square off against the Abilene Eagles<\/a> at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Lubbock has a tough task ahead: they’ll enter the matchup with three straight defeats, while Abilene will come in with three straight wins.<\/p>\n

Lubbock lost 56-34 to Monterey on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Westerners can’t take it too hard given the team’s big disadvantage in MaxPreps’ Texas football rankings (they are ranked 875th, while the Plainsmen are ranked 322nd).<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, you can’t lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Abilene’s strategy against Coronado on Thursday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the Eagles blew the Mustangs out of the water with a 35-6 final score. Considering the Eagles have won four games by more than 20 points this season, Thursday’s blowout was nothing new.<\/p>\n

Abilene didn’t go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Jordan Brown<\/a>, Charles Meeks<\/a>, and Jeremiah Collins<\/a> picked up one apiece. Skyler Faimoa<\/a> was another major factor on D, picking up two sacks and making six total tackles.<\/p>\n

Lubbock’s loss dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Abilene, their victory bumped their record up to 5-2.<\/p>\n

Lubbock took a serious blow against Abilene in their previous matchup back in October of 2024, falling 69-14. Can the Westerners avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We’ll find out soon enough.<\/p>\n

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