The Southland Rebels will square off against the Houston Hurricanes at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Houston took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Southland, who comes in off a win.
Southland is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took their game on the road on Wednesday with ease, bagging a 48-6 win over Grand Meadow. The victory was a breath of fresh air for the Rebels as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.
Meanwhile, Houston faced Kingsland in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Wednesday. Houston fell 38-28 to Kingsland. The Hurricanes haven't had much luck with the Knights recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
The match pitted two dominant backs against one another in Maddox Rodriguez and Zach Reiland. Reiland had a great game and gained 411 total yards and six touchdowns. Meanwhile, Rodriguez was balling out in the loss, rushing for 127 yards and a touchdown, while also picking up 30 receiving yards.
Even if they lost, Houston's defensive line still kept up the pressure with four sacks. Leading the way was Logan Kinstler with two. He also made ten total tackles, which is notable because Houston is 2-1 when he posts at least four total tackles, but 2-3 otherwise.
Even though they lost, Houston was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 202 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 183 rushing yards in eight consecutive matches.
Southland's win bumped their record up to 4-6. As for Houston, they moved to 4-4 with that loss, which also ended their three-game winning streak.
Southland beat Houston 21-14 in their previous matchup back in August. Will Southland repeat their success, or does Houston have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
