Van Vleck hasn't had much luck against East Bernard recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Van Vleck Leopards will look to defend their home field against the East Bernard Brahmas at 7:30 p.m. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Van Vleck is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They claimed a resounding 61-0 win over Bloomington on the road. Given the Leopards' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 524th, while the Bobcats/Lady Cats are ranked 1112th), the result on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, East Bernard put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They were the clear victor by a 35-14 margin over Tomball Christian HomeSchool. East Bernard's victory was all the more impressive since the Warriors were averaging only 15.5 points allowed on the season.
The win got Van Vleck back to even at 2-2. As for East Bernard, their victory bumped their record up to 4-0.
Van Vleck was dealt a bruising 45-14 loss at the hands of East Bernard when the teams last played back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of East Bernard's Malik Thomas, who rushed for 108 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries. Now that Van Vleck knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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