Football Preview: Wortham Bulldogs vs. Mart Panthers
Wortham hasn't had much luck against Mart recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Wortham Bulldogs will look to defend their home field against the Mart Panthers at 7:00 p.m. Wortham is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 26.8 points per game this season.
Last Friday, Wortham was beaten by Bremond 60-30. The Bulldogs were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 38-8.
Wortham might have lost, but man, Jon Ross Black was a machine: he rushed for 64 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries, and also threw for 158 yards and two touchdowns. Kymani Johnson was Black's top target, picking up 70 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Mart entered their tilt with Chilton on Friday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. Everything went their way against the Pirates as they made off with a 30-7 win. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 363rd, while the Pirates are ranked 860th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Mart had a senior duo take command as D'Angelo Rhodes gained 169 total yards and a touchdown and De?Montrel Medlock threw for 178 yards and two touchdowns on only 16 passes. The dominant performance also gave Rhodes a new career-high in rushing yards.
Wortham's loss dropped their record down to 3-2. As for Mart, they pushed their record up to 4-1 with the victory, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Friday's matchup might be decided in the on the ground. Wortham has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 154.2 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Mart struggles in that department as they've been averaging 228. It's looking like Friday's contest might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Wortham was dealt a bruising 35-0 defeat at the hands of Mart in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Can Wortham avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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