Football Preview: La Porte Bulldogs vs. Angleton Wildcats
Two dominant backs in Sean Simon and Jamarcus Shockley are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The La Porte Bulldogs will challenge the Angleton Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with La Porte sitting on five straight victories and Angleton on eight.
La Porte is headed into the match after thoroughly thrashing Crosby: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that La Porte blew Crosby out of the water with a 52-6 final score. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 175th, while the Cougars are ranked 355th), the result on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead La Porte to victory, but perhaps none more so than Ricky Sandolph, who rushed for 215 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries. Sandolph's longest rush was for an impressive 64 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Simon was another key back, rushing for 144 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.5 yards per carry.
La Porte was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 522 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Angleton duked it out withFort Bend Kempner on Thursday. Angleton simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Fort Bend Kempner 59-6. The Wildcats pushed the score to 52-6 by the end of the third, a deficit the Cougars had no chance of recovering from.
Shockley continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 104 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries. J'Shun Sanders was in the mix too, providing Angleton with two touchdowns.
Angleton didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Maurice Hightower and Kasen Jammer. Brynden Mack was another major factor on D, picking up a sack, making eight total tackles (4.0 for loss), and defending a pass.
La Porte pushed their record up to 5-3 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. As for Angleton, their record is now 8-0.
Friday's matchup might be decided in the on the ground. La Porte has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 315 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Angleton struggles in that department as they've been averaging 284. It's looking like Friday's contest might have some serious battles in the trenches. Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other football content.
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