Football Preview: Splendora Wildcats vs. Dayton Broncos
The Splendora Wildcats will head out on the road to take on the Dayton Broncos at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Splendora is no doubt hoping to put an end to an eight-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Splendora is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Montgomery on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Splendora was outmatched by Montgomery at home and fell 62-28. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 646th, while the Bears are ranked 122nd).
Despite the defeat, Splendora had strong showings from Brayden Hinton, who threw for 287 yards and two touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes, and Tj Burch, who picked up 187 receiving yards and a touchdown. Burch torched the secondary when he pulled down a catch that went for 77 yards.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Dayton's offense. They were beaten by Huntsville 49-0 on Friday. The game marked the first time this year in which the Broncos were not able to get on the board.
Splendora's loss dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Dayton, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-5.
Splendora might still be hurting after the 53-27 defeat they got from Dayton in their previous meeting back in September of 2017. Can Splendora avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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