Football Preview: Houston Tigers vs. Ava Bears
Houston is 1-9 against Ava since September of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Houston Tigers will head out on the road to take on the Ava Bears at 7:00 p.m. Houston's defense has only allowed 15.6 points per game this season, so Ava's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Houston will head out to face Ava after giving up their first home loss of the season on Saturday. Houston took a 25-13 hit to the loss column at the hands of Thayer. The Tigers' loss signaled the end of their five-game winning streak dating back to last season.
Although Houston took the loss, they still got scores from Layne Seago and Bryson Alexander.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Ava). They simply couldn't be stopped on Thursday as they easily beat Salem 60-18 on the road. Given the Bears' advantage in MaxPreps' Missouri football rankings (they are ranked 116th, while the Tigers are ranked 285th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Ava to victory, but perhaps none more so than Aiden Lane, who rushed for 71 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries. Another rusher making a difference was Hunter Adams, who rushed for 115 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Ava was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 346 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Having lost for the first time this season, Houston fell to 4-1. As for Ava, their victory was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-1.
Friday's matchup might be decided in the on the ground. Houston has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 275.6 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Ava struggles in that department as they've been averaging 302. It's looking like Friday's contest might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Houston was taken down by Ava 59-31 when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Can Houston avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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