Football Preview: Port Neches-Groves Indians vs. Texas Tigers
Port Neches-Groves has won three straight games at home, while Texas has won three straight on the road dating back to last season, but those streaks won't matter much on Friday. The Port Neches-Groves Indians will host the Texas Tigers at 7:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Port Neches-Groves is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. Everything went their way against Kaufman as Port Neches-Groves made off with a 42-21 win. Given the Indians' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 55th, while the Lions are ranked 250th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Texas). They really took it to Crandall for the full four quarters, racking up a 58-28 victory. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 44-7.
Texas' success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Javari Johnson led the charge by rushing for 167 yards and three touchdowns on only 13 carries, while also picking up 49 receiving yards. That's the most rushing yards Johnson has posted since back in September. Another back making a difference was Ahmad Moore, who rushed for 151 yards and two touchdowns.
Texas was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 394 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 200 rushing yards in 12 consecutive matches.
Texas didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Blake Banks.
Port Neches-Groves' win bumped their record up to 11-1. As for Texas, their victory bumped their record up to 12-0.
Port Neches-Groves might still be hurting after the 44-21 defeat they got from Texas in their previous matchup back in November of 2021. Will Port Neches-Groves have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more football content.
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