Orange Grove won the last time they faced Mathis, and things went their way on Friday too. The Orange Grove Bulldogs were the clear victor by a 38-13 margin over the Mathis Pirates. The result was nothing new for the Bulldogs, who have now won five matches by 25 points or more so far this season.
Leading Orange Grove to victory were Linden Rodriguez and Daniel Bahn. Rodriguez rushed for 109 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries, while Bahn rushed for 91 yards and three touchdowns on only eight carries. The dominant performance gave Bahn a new career-high in rushing yards. Another back making a difference was Diego Garza, who gained 139 total yards.
Orange Grove was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 294 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 162 rushing yards in five consecutive contests.
Orange Grove is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. As for Mathis, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-5.
Orange Grove will look to defend their home field on Friday against London at 7:00 p.m. Orange Grove will be looking to keep their ten-game home win streak dating back to last season alive. As for Mathis, they will head out on the road to face off against Aransas Pass at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Mathis is facing Aransas Pass at the right time seeing as Aransas Pass is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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