The Dillos will hit the back stretch of their football schedule this week and face off against a longtime opponent in the De Leon Bearcats. The Bearcats come into the game with a solid 5-1 record that includes two district wins over Bangs (40-21) and Goldthwaite (56-14). San Saba is looking to bounce back into the win column after a tough loss to Coleman. A win Friday night would put the Dillos in great position to make the playoffs, while a loss would make the next couple of games very interesting.
This is the 31st time the two teams have played each other passing Early as the 10th most played series for the Dillos.
And now for your weekly useless (but always good to know) facts about the game.
Series record – San Saba leads the series 18-12 Largest margin of victory – (50) San Saba Defeated De Leon 62-12 in 2018.
Largest margin of defeat – (44) De Leon won the game 51-7 in 2017 Win streak – Recent history has been good to the Dillos as they have won the last six games.
Points scored/allowed this season – The Armadillos are averaging 28 ppg while giving up 30.1 ppg. The Bearcats come into the game averaging 34.8 ppg while allowing only 18.6 ppg.
District 25-2A standings District / Overall Coleman: 2-0 / 5-1 De Leon: 2-0 / 5-1 Tolar: 1-0 / 4-1 San Saba: 1-1 / 2-4 Bangs: 0-1 / 1-4 Goldthwaite: 0-2 / 2-4 Hamilton: 0-2 / 3-3 District games this week De Leon at San Saba Coleman at Tolar Bangs at Goldthwaite Hamilton - Bye