After each having a week off, the Lamar Consolidated Mustangs and the Fort Bend Marshall Buffalos will dust off their jerseys to face off against one another at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Fort Bend Marshall is facing Lamar Consolidated at the wrong time: Lamar Consolidated suffered their first home loss of the season last Friday and they're likely out for redemption. They took a hard 37-21 fall against the Rangers. The Mustangs have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Kameron Daliet, who rushed for 81 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 64 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Another pass catcher making a difference was Hunter Perry, who picked up 108 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Fort Bend Marshall). They took their contest at home two weeks ago with ease, bagging a 55-7 win over Santa Fe. With that victory, the Buffalos brought their scoring average up to 28.8 points per game.
Fort Bend Marshall's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Durell Taylor, who rushed for 107 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries, and also picked up 34 receiving yards. That's the most rushing yards Taylor has posted since back in October of 2023. Kaeden Johnson was another key player, throwing for 249 yards and four touchdowns while completing 77.8% of his passes.
Fort Bend Marshall didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Ashton Lofton and Micah Roseboro. Lofton is also crushing it when it comes to total tackles: he's made at least five every time he's taken the field this season.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Fort Bend Marshall was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 318 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Lamar Consolidated's loss dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Fort Bend Marshall, their victory bumped their record up to 4-1.
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