Football Recap: Wills Point Piles Up the Points Against Venus

By Team Reports Sep 8, 2024, 8:58pm

Football Recap: Wills Point Tigers vs. Venus Bulldogs

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Wills Point's game last Friday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Friday. They really took it to the Venus Bulldogs for the full four quarters, racking up a 50-0 win on the road. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Tigers considering their seven-point performance the game before.

Jett Fletcher was a one-man wrecking crew for Wills Point as he threw for 231 yards and four touchdowns on only 13 passes, and also rushed for 100 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in total yards. Brian Martinez was in the mix too, providing Wills Point with two touchdowns.

Wills Point's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB three times. Jacob Samples was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up two sackshimself. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 7 total tackles per game.

The victory got Wills Point back to even at 1-1. As for Venus, they are on a seven-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-2.

Wills Point will square off against Mabank at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Wills Point will be looking to keep their three-game home win streak dating back to last season alive. As for Venus, they will face off against Southwest Christian School at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.

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