Football Recap: Orange Grove Skates Past Mathis with Ease

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Previous Games

10/31/25 - Home	41-6 W
11/01/24 - Away	38-13 W
10/29/21 - Home	44-32 W
10/30/20 - Away	40-25 W
09/13/19 - Home	26-47 L
+ 3 more games

Orange Grove won the last time they faced Mathis and things went their way on Friday too. The Bulldogs took their contest with ease, bagging a 41-6 victory over the Pirates. With the Bulldogs ahead 34-0 at the half, the game was all but over already.

Orange Grove's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB three times. The team can thank three different players for their defensive prowess: Rickey Lauer, Felix Bussey, and James Bahn, who each picked up one sack apiece.

The win made it two in a row for Orange Grove and bumps their season record up to 8-1. That said, the team wasn't facing the toughest opposition over that stretch, as it included 1-7 Aransas Pass and 3-6 Mathis. As for Mathis, their loss dropped their record down to 3-6.

Coming up, Orange Grove will square off against London at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Bulldogs will need to watch out since the Pirates have now posted at least 31 points in their last three matchups. As for Mathis, they will face off against Aransas Pass at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Pirates will be up against the Panthers' rather soft defense (which has allowed 36.56 points per contest), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance.