Football Recap: Houston Hurricanes vs. Alden-Conger/Glenville-Emmons
On Friday, Houston faced Alden-Conger/Glenville-Emmons in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Houston Hurricanes walked away with a 40-28 victory over Alden-Conger/Glenville-Emmons. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Hurricanes also won the last time the pair played back in August of 2018.
Maddox Rodriguez was his usual excellent self, rushing for 165 yards and four touchdowns, while also catching a touchdown. Another back making a difference was Lee Klunder, who rushed for 100 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Houston was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 308 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 183 rushing yards in five consecutive matches.
Houston's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Owen Sobotta and Klunder.
Houston's win bumped their record up to 2-3. As for Alden-Conger/Glenville-Emmons, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-3.
Houston will head out to face off against Nicollet at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Houston has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 134 points over their last three matchups. As for Alden-Conger/Glenville-Emmons, they will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Grand Meadow at 7:00 p.m. on October 11th.
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