Football Preview: Jasper Bulldogs vs. Tarkington Longhorns
The Jasper Bulldogs will venture away from home to challenge the Tarkington Longhorns at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Jasper is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 27.6 points per game this season.
Jasper is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They fell just short of Silsbee by a score of 49-47 on Friday. The Bulldogs haven't had much luck with the Tigers recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Isaiah Coleman, who threw for 490 yards and six touchdowns while picking up 14.4 yards per attempt. Raja Garza-Adams was Coleman's top target, picking up 231 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Tarkington was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss. They took a blow against West Orange-Stark, falling 55-7. While losing is never fun, the Longhorns can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 942nd, while the Mustangs are ranked 68th).
Jasper's defeat dropped their record down to 3-6. As for Tarkington, their loss dropped their record down to 1-8.
Everything came up roses for Jasper against Tarkington when the teams last played back in November of 2019, as the team secured a 48-3 win. In that game, Jasper amassed a halftime lead of 28-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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