Teague is on a four-game streak of home wins, while Hitchcock is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Teague Lions will welcome the Hitchcock Bulldogs at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Teague is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They blew past Coldspring-Oakhurst 36-14. 36 seems to be a good number for the Lions as the team scooped up a win with the same number of points in their previous game.
It was another big night for Zak Leija, who rushed for 121 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries, and also threw for 162 yards and two touchdowns.
Teague was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 299 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 215 rushing yards in ten consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, everything came up roses for Hitchcock against Little River Academy on Friday as the squad secured a 42-3 victory. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 51st, while the Bumblebees are ranked 724th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Teague is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 44.4 points per game. As for Hitchcock, their win bumped their record up to 9-1.
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