Lufkin has been away from home for two games now, but on Friday they'll finally make their return. They will welcome the Barbers Hill Eagles at 7:00 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Friday, Lufkin beat Tyler 39-27. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 96th, while the Lions are ranked 202nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Barbers Hill on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew Foster out of the water with a 49-7 final score. With the Eagles ahead 35-7 at the half, the match was all but over already.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Barbers Hill to victory, but perhaps none more so than Darren Jordan, who rushed for 67 yards and three touchdowns. Gabriel Howard was another key rusher, rushing for 58 yards and three touchdowns.
Barbers Hill wouldn't let Foster keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Trae Clark, Brayden Hamby, and Hamby picked up one apiece. Hamby also set a new season high mark in total tackles with 14. Barbers Hill got some further help from Bryce Jackson: he picked up a sack and made nine total tackles (4.0 for loss).
Lufkin's win bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Barbers Hill, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 3-1.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
