Dripping Springs Tigers (1-1) vs. New Braunfels Canyon Cougars (2-0)
When: Friday, Sept. 14 at 7:30 p.m.
Where: Tiger Stadium
Last week: Hays 35, Dripping Springs 34; Canyon 46, East View 44
Last meeting (2005): Canyon 38, Dripping Springs 7
Expect fireworks when Drip and Canyon clash in a matchup of high-powered offenses. Over the course of two games, both teams have scored 30 or more points per game and accrued 500 or more yards of total offense in each contest. How they’ve accumulated those stats differs greatly. Canyon will rely on its two-pronged ground attack led by senior running backs Seth Leeper-Haney and Nathan Culbreath. The duo has accounted for a combined 771 of the team’s 877 rushing yards so far this year, as well as 12 of the team’s 13 rushing touchdowns. That’s in contrast to a Dripping Springs offense that’s practically balanced. So far this season, Dripping Springs has just as many passing yards (572) as rushing yards (655). Guiding the Tigers will be quarterback Tanner Prewit and running back Jake Cox, who compiled 585 of the team’s 627 yards gained in the loss to Hays. But can the Tigers put last week’s tough loss behind them? Additionally, which defense is going to stand firm in the clutch? Whoever can make a stop, or series of stops, could have the upper hand in this one.
