Football Recap: Orange Grove Piles Up the Points Against Jones

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Previous Games

09/05/25 - Away	41-0 W
09/05/24 - Home	27-0 W
09/01/23 - Away	33-41 L
09/02/22 - Home	6-41 L
09/06/19 - Away	8-49 L
+ 3 more games

Orange Grove hadn't beaten Jones on the road since September 11, 2015 but that history sure didn't bother them on Friday. The Bulldogs took their matchup with ease, bagging a 41-0 victory over the Trojans. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Bulldogs just coasted through the last quarter.

Orange Grove was led to victory by Linden Rodriguez and Daniel Bahn. Rodriguez threw for 222 yards and four TDs while completing 85.7% of his passes, while Bahn gained 138 total yards and three touchdowns. Those 222 passing yards gave Rodriguez a new career-high.

Orange Grove's run defense was locked in: Jones could only muster two yards per carry. The team can thank Jayden Overton for the heroic effort on defense: he. Orange Grove didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 8.2.

Orange Grove's defense also made the game a nightmare for Tyler Lang., racking up ten sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Colton Miller and James Bahn, who racked up four sacks between them.

Orange Grove has started the season off flawlessly and has a 2-0 record to show for it. The wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 28 points this season. As for Jones, their defeat was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-2.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Orange Grove will head out to face off against Falfurrias at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Jones, they will venture away from home to square off against Ingleside at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.