Football Preview: Jordan Warriors vs. Summer Creek Bulldogs
The Jordan Warriors will square off against the Summer Creek Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Jordan is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. Everything went their way against Stratford as Jordan made off with a 31-10 victory. The win was nothing new for the Warriors as they're now sitting on four straight.
Tanner West continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 202 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.8 yards per carry, and also picking up 57 receiving yards. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Dominic Cangolosi was another key player, throwing for 139 yards and a touchdown while completing 82.4% of his passes.
Jordan didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off five passes before the game was over. Roc Tenpenny led the group effort, picking up two of those interceptions all by himself.
Jordan was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 320 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 228 rushing yards in four consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Summer Creek humbled Manvel with a 49-7 victory. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 16th, while the Mavericks are ranked 226th), the result on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.
It was another big night for Blake Thomas, who rushed for 111 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries, and also threw for 162 yards and three touchdowns.
Summer Creek has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-2 record this season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 46.8 points. As for Jordan, their victory bumped their record up to 11-1.
Friday's matchup might be decided in the on the ground. Jordan has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 202.7 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Summer Creek struggles in that department as they've been averaging 178. It's looking like Friday's match might have some serious battles in the trenches. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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