The Navasota Rattlers will head out on the road to take on the La Grange Leopards at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Friday, Navasota got the win against Waco by a conclusive 34-12. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Rattlers.
It was another big night for Artavian Rutherford, who rushed for 122 yards and two touchdowns. Daquan Pratt also deserves a mention for his punt return touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Navasota was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 228 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted was before the start of last season.
Meanwhile, La Grange humbled Taylor with a 35-7 victory. Given the Leopards' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 408th, while the Ducks are ranked 823rd), the result on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.
The victory got Navasota back to even at 2-2. As for La Grange, their record now sits at 3-1.
Navasota beat La Grange 33-21 when the teams last played back in October of 2021. Does Navasota have another victory up their sleeve, or will La Grange turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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