The Willis Wildkats will square off against the New Caney Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Willis has six straight wins, New Caney has five straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Friday, Willis got the win against College Park by a conclusive 45-21. Considering the Wildkats have won four matches by more than 23 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
The match pitted two dominant signal callers against one another in Jack Emerson and Camden Hughes. Emerson had a great game and threw for 343 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 15.6 yards per attempt. Meanwhile, Hughes was balling out in the loss, throwing for 239 yards and two touchdowns.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Willis' defense and their eight sacks. Jaybrenn Fleeks led the group effort, picking up three of those sacks all by himself. De'Quentin Willis also set a new season high mark in total tackles with eight.
Meanwhile, a victory for New Caney just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were beaten by Grand Oaks 66-7. The Eagles were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 39-0.
Willis' win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-0. As for New Caney, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-5.
Everything came up roses for Willis against New Caney in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, as the squad secured a 54-21 victory. In that game, Willis amassed a halftime lead of 33-9, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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