The Port Neches-Groves Indians will venture away from home to challenge the Splendora Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Port Neches-Groves has five straight wins, Splendora has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
On Friday, Port Neches-Groves was able to grind out a solid victory over Huntsville, taking the game 39-29. The final result isn't all that surprising considering the Indians' considerable advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 41st, while the Hornets are ranked 218th).
Meanwhile, Splendora played a tough matchup on Thursday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were beaten by West Fork 42-12. The Wildcats were already down big by the end of the third quarter and they stayed that way after failing to score in the fourth.
Although Splendora took the loss, they still got scores from Brayden Hinton and Aiden Washington.
Port Neches-Groves' win bumped their record up to 5-0. As for Splendora, they now have a losing record of 2-3.
Everything came up roses for Port Neches-Groves against Splendora in their previous matchup back in October of 2024, as the squad secured a 57-14 victory. In that game, the Indians amassed a halftime lead of 43-7, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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