The Klein Forest Eagles are taking a road trip to challenge the Klein Cain Hurricanes at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Klein Forest is coming into the matchup on a four-game losing streak.
Klein Forest is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Magnolia on Thursday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Klein Forest was beaten by Magnolia 45-14. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 444th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 73rd).
Meanwhile, Klein Cain's game last Friday was all tied up 7-7 at the half, but luckily for them it didn't stay that way. They put the hurt on Magnolia with a sharp 28-7 win. The 28-point effort marked the Hurricanes' lowest-scoring match of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Klein Cain got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Jaelon Dixon out in front who rushed for 130 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries. Dixon's longest rush was for an impressive 54 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Backing up that air attack was Jah?Rin Louis, who rushed for 90 yards and a rushing touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Klein Cain was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 321 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 215 rushing yards in seven consecutive games dating back to last season.
Klein Cain wouldn't let Magnolia keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Christain Redeo, Miles Gibson, and Brandon Johnson picked up one apiece. Caden LeDoux was another major factor on D, picking up a sack and making 12 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Klein Forest's defeat dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Klein Cain, their record now sits at 5-1.
Klein Forest couldn't quite finish off Klein Cain when the teams last played back in October of 2023 and fell 24-21. Can Klein Forest avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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