Football Preview: Tarkington Longhorns vs. West Orange-Stark Mustangs
The Tarkington Longhorns will challenge the West Orange-Stark Mustangs at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Tarkington has struggled recently with six losses in a row, while West Orange-Stark will arrive with six straight victories.
Tarkington's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Hamshire-Fannett on Friday. They were dealt a 65-0 defeat at the hands of the Longhorns. While losing is never fun, Tarkington can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 964th, while Hamshire-Fannett is ranked 119th).
Meanwhile, West Orange-Stark never let their opponents score on Friday. They took their game with ease, bagging a 35-0 win over Silsbee. The result was nothing new for the Mustangs, who have now won four matches by 20 points or more so far this season.
Tarkington's loss dropped their record down to 1-7. As for West Orange-Stark, they pushed their record up to 7-1 with the victory, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season.
Tarkington was taken down by West Orange-Stark 73-0 in their previous matchup back in November of 2016. Can Tarkington avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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