The La Porte Bulldogs will venture away from home to face off against the Fort Bend Kempner Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. La Porte is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 26.8 points per game this season.
La Porte is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Kingwood Park, posting a 42-6 win at home. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 189th, while the Panthers are ranked 393rd), the result on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.
La Porte's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Sean Simon, who rushed for 104 yards and two touchdowns. Simon was no stranger to the big play, taking off on a dash that went for 54 yards. Another rusher making a difference was Tyresse Barnes, who rushed for 101 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: La Porte was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 259 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 216 rushing yards in five consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Fort Bend Kempner entered their game against Porter on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Fort Bend Kempner was just a hair shy of victory and fell 10-9 to Porter. The match marked the Cougars' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
La Porte's win was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-3. As for Fort Bend Kempner, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-2.
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