The West Orange-Stark Mustangs will face off against the Silsbee Tigers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Silsbee is hoping to do what Shepherd couldn't on Friday: put an end to West Orange-Stark's winning streak, which now stands at five games. West Orange-Stark took their game at home with ease, bagging a 62-16 win over Shepherd. The Mustangs' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Meanwhile, Silsbee posted their biggest victory since October 13, 2023 on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Tarkington 44-3 on the road. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 204th, while the Longhorns are ranked 974th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
The critical scores for Silsbee came from Gavin Hayes, Michael Moshier, Matsyn Morris, Carter Howard, and Gary Farr.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Silsbee was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 317 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Silsbee didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Julian Brown and Farr. Farr also rushed for 123 rushing yards, which is notable because Silsbee is undefeated when he posts at least 100 rushing yards, but 1-2 otherwise.
West Orange-Stark's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-1. As for Silsbee, their victory bumped their record up to 5-2.
Things could have been worse for West Orange-Stark, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 20-6 loss to Silsbee in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Can West Orange-Stark avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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