Football Preview: Fort Bend Travis Tigers vs. Pearland Oilers
The Fort Bend Travis Tigers will square off against the Pearland Oilers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Fort Bend Travis is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by Fort Bend Clements to the tune of 56-18 on Saturday. The win was nothing new for the Tigers as they're now sitting on five straight.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Fort Bend Travis to victory, but perhaps none more so than Ayodeji Akinrinmade, who rushed for 46 yards and two touchdowns. Another rusher making a difference was Carmelo Ratliff, who gained 39 total yards and two touchdowns.
Fort Bend Travis didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Jack Greenwood and Davis Kinney.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Pearland, who bounced back after a loss on the road back in October. They took their game on Thursday with ease, bagging a 68-7 victory over South Houston. That looming 68-7 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Oilers yet this season.
Pearland's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Cam'Ron Bush, who rushed for 113 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries. Those 113 rushing yards gave Bush a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Tate Chisolm, who rushed for 100 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries.
Pearland was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 416 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Pearland pushed their record up to 8-2 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 2.5 points per game. As for Fort Bend Travis, the victory got them back to even at 5-5.
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