Football Preview: Lanier Voks vs. Sam Houston Hurricanes
Lanier 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 Sam Houston Hurricanes at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Lanier's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Saturday. They blew past Highlands, posting a 33-0 victory at home. Considering the Voks have won three games by more than 20 points this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Sam Houston didn't have too much trouble with Edison on the road on Saturday as they won 22-8. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Hurricanes.
Mivieon Franklin Ross continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 135 yards on only 13 carries, while also throwing for 55 yards and a touchdown. Tristan White made the highlight reel by snagging an interception and taking it all the way to the house.
Sam Houston was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 251 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 87.3 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last three contests they've averaged 230.
Sam Houston didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of John Peoples and White. Peoples also defended three defended passes, which is notable because Sam Houston is 2-1 when he posts at least three defended passes, but 1-2 otherwise.
The win snapped Lanier's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 3-3 record. As for Sam Houston, the victory also got them back to even at 3-3.
Lanier came up short against Sam Houston in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 27-17. Thankfully for Lanier, Amir Calhoun (who rushed for 96 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 115 yards and a touchdown) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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