The Brazosport Exporters will head out to face off against the Fort Bend Willowridge Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Brazosport will come in still looking for their first win of the season.
Brazosport is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Navasota on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Brazosport was dealt a 42-14 loss at the hands of Navasota.
Brazosport wouldn't let Navasota keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Brazosport can thank Shermark Francis Jr and Micheal Venne for forcing both of them. Francis Jr has been hot for a while, having also posted seven or more total tackles the last 19 times he's played. Another thorn in Navasota's side was Clifton White, who made 12 total tackles and defended a pass.
Meanwhile, Fort Bend Willowridge was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They had to suffer through a 56-27 loss at the hands of Needville.
Despite the loss, Fort Bend Willowridge got top-tier performance from Tylon Rydolph, who rushed for 195 yards and three touchdowns on only 13 carries, and also threw for 103 yards and a touchdown. Fort Bend Willowridge is 2-1 when Rydolph posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 0-6 otherwise.
Even though they lost, Fort Bend Willowridge was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 292 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 173 rushing yards in three consecutive matches.
Brazosport's defeat dropped their record down to 0-9. As for Fort Bend Willowridge, their loss dropped their record down to 2-7.
Brazosport came up short against Fort Bend Willowridge in their previous meeting back in August of 2015, falling 26-13. Can Brazosport avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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