The Magnolia Bulldogs are taking a road trip to face off against the Tomball Memorial Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Friday, Magnolia took their matchup at home with ease, bagging a 60-21 victory over Klein Oak. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Bulldogs just coasted through the last quarter.
Meanwhile, Tomball Memorial made easy work of Cypress Creek two weeks ago and carried off a 52-27 win. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 188th, while the Cougars are ranked 706th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Aiden Martin was nothing short of spectacular: he threw for 220 yards and three touchdowns on only 17 passes, and also rushed for 99 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 68 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Carter Hamilton was Martin's top target, picking up 81 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Tomball Memorial was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 288 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Cypress Creek only rushed for 149.
Magnolia now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Tomball Memorial, the victory also got them back to even at 1-1.
Magnolia came up short against Tomball Memorial in their previous matchup back in October of 2017, falling 48-39. Thankfully for Magnolia, Dru Baker (who rushed for 213 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries, and also threw for 231 yards and two touchdowns while completing 76.5% of his passes) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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