Football Recap: Klein Oak Panthers vs. Tomball Memorial Wildcats
There's no place like home for Klein Oak, who bounced back after a loss on the road two weeks ago. They put the hurt on the Tomball Memorial Wildcats with a sharp 45-22 victory on Thursday. The Panthers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three contests by 21 points or more this season.
One reason for the win was Klein Oak's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for three sacks. JOSHUA WILSON was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up two himself. Klein Oak got some further help from Zack Ruysenaars: he picked up a sack and made 15 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Despite the loss, Tomball Memorial still got an impressive performance from Aiden Martin, who rushed for 20 yards and three touchdowns, and also threw for 233 yards on 14 of 26 attempts. Tomball Memorial is 4-2 when Martin posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 0-4 otherwise. A healthy portion of Martin's aerial production (140 yards to be exact) went to Randall Russ.
Klein Oak pushed their record up to 6-4 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 34.5 points per game. As for Tomball Memorial, their loss dropped their record down to 4-6.
Klein Oak didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 24-17 defeat against Bridgeland on the 15th. Tomball Memorial does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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