Football Preview: Jordan Warriors vs. Stratford Spartans
The Jordan Warriors and the Stratford Spartans are set to duel on Friday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a three-game winning streak alive.
Jordan is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They walked away with a 22-14 victory over Foster. Given the Warriors' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 86th, while the Falcons are ranked 369th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Stratford humbled Westside with a 58-26 victory. The Spartans might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven games by 21 points or more this season.
Stratford's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Davis Kendall led the charge by rushing for 111 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries. Those 111 rushing yards gave Kendall a new career-high. Another passer making a difference was Aaron Deleon, who threw for 172 yards and a touchdown while completing 75% of his passes.
Stratford wouldn't let Westside keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Stratford can thank Eric Ferworn and Parker Johnson for forcing both of them. Johnson has been hot for a while, having also posted six or more total tackles the last 13 times he's played.
Stratford was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 280 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 151 rushing yards in four consecutive matchups.
Stratford's win bumped their record up to 8-3. As for Jordan, their victory bumped their record up to 10-1.
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