Football Preview: Crosby Cougars vs. Fort Bend Kempner Cougars
The Crosby Cougars will face off against the Fort Bend Kempner Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Crosby has three straight victories, Fort Bend Kempner has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
It was a proper cat-fight when Crosby challenged Kingwood Park on Thursday. Crosby put the hurt on Kingwood Park with a sharp 34-14 win.
Wesley Yarbrough continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 252 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.5 yards per carry. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 173 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Crosby was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 297 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 215 rushing yards in four consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, a victory for Fort Bend Kempner just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were dealt a 56-16 loss at the hands of La Porte. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 649th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 198th).
The win got Crosby back to even at 3-3. As for Fort Bend Kempner, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 3-3.
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