Football Preview: West Orange-Stark Mustangs vs. La Vega Pirates
West Orange-Stark is on a four-game streak of home wins, while La Vega is on a five-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The West Orange-Stark Mustangs will welcome the La Vega Pirates at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
West Orange-Stark is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They blew past Sweeny, posting a 41-14 win. Given the Mustangs' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 139th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 642nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask La Vega). They breezed by La Grange to the tune of 56-2 on Friday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Bryson Roland and Jabarie Thornton were among the main playmakers for La Vega as the former rushed for 152 yards and three touchdowns on only five carries and the latter picked up 190 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Thornton's longest reception was for an impressive 67 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per catch total. Kourtney Parr was another key player, throwing for 108 yards and two touchdowns.
La Vega has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 13.9 points per game. As for West Orange-Stark, their win bumped their record up to 9-2.
West Orange-Stark was able to grind out a solid victory over La Vega when the teams last played back in September, winning 35-27. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Roland, who rushed for 120 yards and two touchdowns. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will West Orange-Stark still be able to contain Roland? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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