Friendswood is 5-0 against La Porte since November of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. After each having a week off, both will shake off the cobwebs and take on one another at 7:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Friendswood is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 36 points on September 6th, they were much more limited against Ball last Friday. They came up short against the Tornadoes, falling 33-7. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 310th, while the Tornadoes are ranked 65th).
Meanwhile, La Porte was not able to break out of their rough patch last Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss dating back to last season. They received a blow as they fell 49-35 to Port Neches-Groves.
La Porte might have lost, but man, Tyresse Barnes was a machine: he rushed for 235 yards while picking up 13.1 yards per carry, and also picked up 45 receiving yards. The dominant performance gave Barnes a new career-high in rushing yards.
Friendswood now has a losing record at 1-2. As for La Porte, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-3.
Friendswood took their win against La Porte in their previous meeting back in October of 2021 by a conclusive 28-3. Does Friendswood have another victory up their sleeve, or will La Porte turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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