Football Preview: Navasota Rattlers vs. La Grange Leopards
The Navasota Rattlers are taking a road trip to take on the La Grange Leopards at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Friday, Navasota got the win against Waco by a conclusive 34-12. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Rattlers.
It was another big night for Artavian Rutherford, who rushed for 122 yards and two touchdowns. Daquan Pratt also deserves a mention for his punt return touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Navasota was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 228 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted was before the start of last season.
Meanwhile, La Grange blew past Taylor, posting a 35-7 victory on the road. Given the Leopards' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 408th, while the Ducks are ranked 823rd), the result on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.
The win got Navasota back to even at 2-2. As for La Grange, their record is now 3-1.
Navasota was able to grind out a solid victory over La Grange when the teams last played back in October of 2021, winning 33-21. Will Navasota repeat their success, or does La Grange have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
