Football Game Preview: Angleton Plays at Home

By Team Reports Sep 10, 2024, 12:15pm

Football Preview: Angleton Wildcats vs. Foster Falcons

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Angleton and Foster are an even 5-5 against one another since November of 2014, but not for long. The Angleton Wildcats will be playing in front of their home fans against the Foster Falcons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Angleton focused on turnovers this week as team gave up four on Friday.

Angleton is headed into the match after thoroughly thrashing Brazoswood: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Angleton blew Brazoswood out of the water with a 52-14 final score. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 32-7.

Angleton's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Jamarcus Shockley, who rushed for 133 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries, and also caught a touchdown. With that strong performance, Shockley is now averaging an impressive 111 rushing yards per game. Bryce Duron was another key pass catcher, throwing for 108 yards and three touchdowns.

Angleton wouldn't let Brazoswood keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Angleton can thank Christopher Porter and Raydin Garcia for forcing both of them. Garcia is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last 13 games he's played dating back to last season.

Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Angleton was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 479 total yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Brazoswood only gained 65.

Meanwhile, Foster was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They fell to Seven Lakes 14-10.

The victory made it two in a row for Angleton and bumps their season record up to 2-0. As for Foster, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-2.

Everything came up roses for Angleton against Foster when the teams last played back in September of 2023 as the team secured a 38-10 win. Does Angleton have another victory up their sleeve, or will Foster turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.

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