The West Fork Gators will head out on the road to challenge the Splendora Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many points in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Last Thursday, West Fork took a blow against Huntsville, falling 42-7. While losing is never fun, the Gators can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 949th, while the Hornets are ranked 111th).
Meanwhile, Splendora had to suffer through a 63-12 loss at the hands of Nederland. The Wildcats were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 49-12.
Splendora might have lost, but man, Nehemiah Dauzat was a machine: he picked up 140 receiving yards and a touchdown. Dauzat showed off some serious burst, lighting up the secondary with a catch for 56 yards. Brayden Hinton also helped out by tossing the rock for 342 yards.
This is the second loss in a row for West Fork and nudges their season record down to 1-3. As for Splendora, they dropped their record down to 2-2 with the defeat, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season.
Friday's match might be decided in the trenches. West Fork has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 198.5 rushing yards per game. It's a different story for Splendora, though, as they've been averaging only 95.8. How will they fare against such a dominant running game? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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