After each having a week off, the Nederland Bulldogs and the Splendora Wildcats will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Two weeks ago, Nederland came up short against Silsbee and fell 37-24. The loss was the Bulldogs' first of the season.
Meanwhile, Splendora was beaten by Hargrave 61-27 two weeks ago. The loss continues a trend for the Wildcats in their matchups with the Falcons: they've now lost six in a row.
Splendora's defeat came about despite a quality game from Tj Burch, who punched in two rushing scores, and also caught a touchdown.
Splendora's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Kijuan Redmond. Another thorn in Hargrave's side was Isaac Shumate, who made 17 total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Having lost for the first time this season, Nederland fell to 2-1. As for Splendora, their loss was their first of the season and also makes their record 2-1.
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