Football Preview: Navasota Rattlers vs. La Grange Leopards
The Navasota Rattlers will head out on the road to challenge the La Grange Leopards at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Friday, everything went Navasota's way against Waco as Navasota made off with a 34-12 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Rattlers.
Artavian Rutherford was his usual excellent self, rushing for 122 yards and two touchdowns. Daquan Pratt also deserves a mention for his punt return touchdown.
Meanwhile, La Grange took their matchup on the road on Friday with ease, bagging a 35-7 win over Taylor. Given the Leopards' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 408th, while the Ducks are ranked 823rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
The victory got Navasota back to even at 2-2. As for La Grange, their win bumped their record up to 3-1.
Navasota was able to grind out a solid victory over La Grange when the teams last played back in October of 2021, winning 33-21. Does Navasota have another victory up their sleeve, or will La Grange turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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