Football Recap: Magnolia West Mustangs vs. Tomball Memorial Wildcats
Magnolia West scored the most points they've had all season on Friday, but it wasn't enough. They took a blow against the Tomball Memorial Wildcats, falling 70-42. The Mustangs were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Wildcats apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in October of 2017.
When it comes to explaining why Magnolia West lost, don't look at John Sigler. Despite the final result, he rushed for 146 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.6 yards per carry, and also picked up 62 receiving yards. Sigler showed off some serious burst, turning on the afterburners on one carry for 67 yards. Bryson Broadway was another key player, throwing for 194 yards and a touchdown on only 15 passes.
Aiden Martin was his usual excellent self, throwing for 451 yards and six touchdowns while completing 73.1% of his passes, and also rushing for 56 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries for Tomball Memorial. Martin has been hot recently, having posted three or more passing touchdowns the last three times he's played. Randall Russ was in the mix too, providing Tomball Memorial with two touchdowns.
Magnolia West's defeat was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-7. As for Tomball Memorial, their win ended a four-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 3-5.
Magnolia West will head out to challenge Magnolia at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Tomball Memorial, they will be playing at home against Klein at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Tomball Memorial is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 36.8 points per game this season.
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