Football Recap: Splendora Wildcats vs. Montgomery Bears
A victory for Splendora just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were outmatched by the Montgomery Bears at home and fell 62-28. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 646th, while the Bears are ranked 122nd).
Splendora's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Brayden Hinton, who threw for 287 yards and two touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes, and Tj Burch, who picked up 187 receiving yards and a touchdown. Burch torched the secondary when he pulled down a catch that went for 77 yards.
Damion Taylor was his usual excellent self, rushing for 131 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries, while also picking up 51 receiving yards and a touchdown for Montgomery. Dq Swapsy was another key player, gaining 100 total yards and two touchdowns.
Splendora is on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-5. As for Montgomery, they pushed their record up to 6-1 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Splendora will venture away from home to square off against Dayton at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Splendora is facing Dayton at the right time seeing as Dayton is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Montgomery, they will be playing at home against West Fork at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Montgomery is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 35.8 points per game this season.
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