The Stafford Spartans will be playing in front of their home fans against the Needville Bluejays at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Stafford is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Almeta Crawford just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Saturday. They came up short against the Chargers, falling 28-3.
Even if they lost, Stafford's defense still kept up the pressure with three sacks. Jonathan Moore was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up two himself.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Needville). They blew past Fort Bend Willowridge, posting a 56-27 victory. The win was familiar territory for the Bluejays who have now won four matchups in a row.
The match pitted two dominant backs against one another in Kobie Campbell and Tylon Rydolph. Campbell had a great game on Friday and rushed for 145 yards and three touchdowns. Meanwhile, Rydolph was balling out in the loss, rushing for 195 yards and three touchdowns on only 13 carries, while also throwing for 103 yards and a touchdown.
Needville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 222 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 211 rushing yards in four consecutive contests.
Needville wouldn't let Fort Bend Willowridge keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Kaiden Bittner, Jaireon Simmons, and Diego Hernandez picked up one apiece. Bittner also set a new season high mark in total tackles with 13.
Needville pushed their record up to 6-3 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 46.3 points per game. As for Stafford, their loss dropped their record down to 5-4.
Stafford was taken down by Needville 63-35 in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Stafford was down 35-14.
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