Football Preview: Lamar Texans vs. Heights Bulldogs
Lamar has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will head out to challenge the Heights Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
Lamar is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by Cesar E. Chavez at home to the tune of 79-0 on Saturday. Given the Texans' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 248th, while the Lobos are ranked 1096th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Lamar to victory, but perhaps none more so than Chaseston Guidry, who rushed for 69 yards and two touchdowns. Guidry has become a key player for Lamar: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 0-3 otherwise. Speaking of playmakers, who could forget JaCarsten Landor, who went all the way with a kickoff return for a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Heights came tearing into last Saturday's match with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 29.7 points) and they left with even more momentum. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Lobos 60-6 on the road. That looming 60-6 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Bulldogs yet this season.
Heights can attribute much of their success to Corian Jacobs, who gained 116 total yards and four touchdowns, and Kobe Miles, who threw for 214 yards and three touchdowns on only 19 passes. Jacobs' longest reception was for an impressive 63 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per catch total.
Lamar pushed their record up to 4-3 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Heights, their win bumped their record up to 4-2.
Everything came up roses for Lamar against Heights in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, as the team secured a 36-8 victory. In that contest, Lamar amassed a halftime lead of 27-2, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Saturday.
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