The Beaumont United Timberwolves will take on the Ball Tornadoes at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Beaumont United's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Port Arthur Memorial last Friday. They had to suffer through a 34-0 loss at the hands of the Titans. While losing is never fun, the Timberwolves can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 402nd, while the Titans are ranked 111th).
Meanwhile, Ball put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past Port Arthur Memorial, posting a 41-10 victory at home. Fans of the Tornadoes have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Kyden Barker was his usual excellent self, throwing for 295 yards and five touchdowns on only 14 passes. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 3.2 passing touchdowns per game. Juwaan Woodbury was Barker's top target, picking up 141 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Another reason for the win was Ball's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for six sacks. Leading the way was Lawrence Collomore with two. He also set a new season high mark in total tackles with 11.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Ball was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 249 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 241 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
Beaumont United dropped their record down to 2-3 with the defeat, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Ball, their win bumped their record up to 6-0.
Beaumont United beat Ball 16-7 in their previous matchup back in October of 2021. Does Beaumont United have another victory up their sleeve, or will Ball turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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