Football Preview: Silsbee Tigers vs. La Vega Pirates
The Silsbee Tigers will challenge the La Vega Pirates at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Silsbee comes in on four and La Vega on seven.
Silsbee is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. Everything went their way against Bellville as Silsbee made off with a 41-17 win. The Tigers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matches by 24 points or more this season.
A big part of Silsbee's victory came down to the chemistry between Michael Moshier and his top target Jayden Miller. Moshier threw for 211 yards and three touchdowns while Miller picked up 177 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Miller was no stranger to the big play, cutting upfield on a catch that went for 64 yards. Silsbee also got help from Jacaleb Johnson, who showed off his sure hands for 98 receiving yards.
Meanwhile, La Vega made easy work of West Orange-Stark on Friday and carried off a 42-20 win. Considering the Pirates have won eight matchups by more than 19 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
La Vega pushed their record up to 9-3 with the victory, which was their sixth straight on the road. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 42.0 points per game. As for Silsbee, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season.
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