Football Game Preview: La Vega Pirates vs. La Grange Leopards + How To Watch

The La Vega Pirates will take on the La Grange Leopards at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. La Vega will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak.

La Vega is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took their contest on Friday with ease, bagging a 49-7 win over Lorena. The Pirates pushed the score to 49-0 by the end of the third, a deficit the Leopards cut but never quite recovered from.

Ben Thompson

Rushing Yards (Career)

11/07/25 vs Lorena	137
10/10/25 vs Gatesville	94
10/23/25 vs Robinson	77
10/31/25 @ Connally	74
09/12/25 @ West Orange-Stark	69

Ben Thompson was a one-man wrecking crew as he rushed for 137 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries. Those 137 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. Jabarie Thornton also helped with two scores in total.

La Vega's run defense was locked in: Lorena could only muster 3.4 yards per carry. The team can thank Caden Roland for the heroic effort on defense: he. That's the most yards per carry they've managed all season.

La Vega's defense didn't let Jaxon Blancett, get away unscathed either: they got into the backfield for five sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Eddison King and Jayce Wiley, who racked up four sacks between them. Another thorn in Lorena's side was Ge'Unte Thomas, who forced three fumbles and made two total tackles in addition to snagging an interception.

Meanwhile, after soaring to 66 points the game before, La Grange was a bit more limited in their matchup on Friday. They took a blow against Sealy, falling 42-7. While losing is never fun, the Leopards can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 482nd, while the Tigers are ranked 69th).

La Grange's loss dropped their record down to 5-5. As for La Vega, their record is now 8-2.

Everything came up roses for La Vega against La Grange in their previous matchup back in November of 2024, as the team secured a 56-2 victory. In that game, the Pirates amassed a halftime lead of 56-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.