Football Game Preview: Tenaha Hits the Road

By Team Reports Sep 10, 2024, 12:53pm

Football Preview: Tenaha Tigers vs. Joaquin Rams

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Tenaha and Joaquin are an even 4-4 against one another since August of 2014, but not for long. The Tenaha Tigers will face off against the Joaquin Rams at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.

It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 68-21, which was the final score in Tenaha's tilt against West Sabine on Thursday.

Meanwhile, Joaquin was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Thursday as they fell 28-24 to Beckville.

Even though they lost, Joaquin was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 231 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 165 rushing yards in 11 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.

Tenaha's loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Joaquin, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-1.

Tenaha beat Joaquin 50-42 when the teams last played back in September of 2023. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Joaquin's Gauge Jordan, who rushed for 213 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.6 yards per carry, and also picked up 76 receiving yards and a touchdown. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Tenaha to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.

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