Texans inch closer to playoff berth
After losing on the road to 16th ranked Fredericksburg, the Wimberley Texans bounced back with a big win against Bandera to stay in playoff contention.
Going on the road to Fredericksburg on Tuesday night, the Texans battled with the undefeated battling Billies to start the second round of district play.
Fredericksburg suffocated the Texan offense in the first quarter allowing just five points. On the other side of the ball, the Billies jumped Wimberley from the get go and held a 19-5 at the end of the first quarter.
The Billies defensive attack didn’t stop there as Fredericksburg continued to dominated the Texans offensively. Allowing just eight points, the Wimberley offense was stuffed all night as the Texans couldn’t figure out the Billie defense. At the end of the second quarter, Fredericksburg was up 33-13.
Fredericksburg continued their dominance both offensively and defensive all the way to the final buzzer as the Billies continued their undefeated season with a 61-23 win.
But the Wimberley Texans couldn’t dwell on the loss for too long as an important road trip to Bandera was in store with a trip to the playoffs on the line.
The first quarter turned into a back and forth affair between the two teams as neither team relented to give up the lead. By the end of the first quarter, the Texans were up 20-19 in the first quarter.
The second quarter turned into another back and forth battle as both the Texans and the Bulldogs didn’t give up anything easy to the other. As the game approached halftime, Bandera gained the edge with a 36-24 lead.
However the lead didn’t last long for Bandera. Wimberley jumped all over the Bulldogs with their tough defensive play. In fact, the Texans allowed zero points in the third quarter as Wimberley took the lead from Bandera at 42-36.
The defensive play of the Texans didn’t let up in the fourth quarter as Wimberley allowed just six points during the period.
With the defense allowing just six points in the second half, Wimberley comeback was complete as the Texans secured and important 59-42 victory.
Wimberley returns home Tuesday after a three game road trip to take on state ranked Boerne before going on the road once again to battle Llano