Football Preview: Tomball Memorial Wildcats vs. Tomball Cougars
A feisty cat fight will be fought when Wildcats takes on the Tomball Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Tomball Memorial is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 30.7 points per game this season.
Last Friday, Tomball Memorial came up short against Klein Collins and fell 48-41. The defeat continues a trend for the Wildcats in their matchups with the Tigers: they've now lost four in a row.
Despite the loss, Tomball Memorial got top-tier performance from Aiden Martin, who threw for 251 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.4 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 50 yards and two touchdowns. Martin is becoming a predictor of Tomball Memorial's success: when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns the team is 2-1 (and 0-3 when he doesn't). Isaiah Nelson was another key player, rushing for 55 yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, on FridayTomball's undefeated season almost came to an end. They skirted past Klein Oak 24-21. The 24-point effort marked the Cougars' lowest-scoring game of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
It was another big night for Oswaldo Morales, who rushed for 142 yards. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his sixth straight game with at least 133 rushing yards dating back to last season. Tomball also got help from Hunter Rathke, who showed off his sure hands for 94 receiving yards.
Tomball wouldn't let Klein Oak keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Tomball can thank Chance Green and Tobi Adeuti for forcing both of them.
Tomball Memorial's defeat dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Tomball, they pushed their record up to 6-0 with the victory, which was their third straight at home.
Friday's match might be decided in the on the ground. Tomball Memorial has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 206.3 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Tomball struggles in that department as they've been averaging 262.5. It's looking like Friday's contest might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Tomball Memorial didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Tomball in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, but they still walked away with a 27-21 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Tomball Memorial since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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