FOX 7 Friday Football Game of the Week 2024: McNeil vs Round Rock

ROUND ROCK, Texas - The Central Texas high school football season is going into Week 4!

Every Thursday, FOX 7 Austin will feature one upcoming high school football game as our FOX 7 Friday Football Game of the Week. This week's match-up is between the McNeil Mavericks and the Round Rock Dragons. 

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It's a battle at Reeves Stadium in Round Rock between two teams that have hopes of surprising some of the so-called experts and winning a district title: the McNeil Mavericks and the Round Rock Dragons. 

These two are both predicted to be playoff teams out of District 25-6A, finishing behind district favorites Vandegrift.

The Dragons were a pre-season pick to finish third, and are off to a 3-0 start which includes a dominating 33-7 district opening win at home over Vista Ridge this past Friday night. They were led by QB Jack Appl and his three touchdowns. 

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McNeil was picked to finish second in the district. They haven't dealt with pre-season expectations in a long time. The Mavs were a bit slow out of the gate, losing their first two games, but opened district play last week with a three-touchdown win over Westwood.

McNeil won this match-up a year ago, their first win over Round Rock since 2009. It was part of the 2023 season that saw the Mavs win seven games, their first winning season since 2008.

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