After each having a week off, the Edna Cowboys and the Orange Grove Bulldogs will shake off the cobwebs and face off against one another at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Orange Grove is hoping to do what Refugio couldn't two weeks ago: put an end to Edna's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Edna walked away with a 42-35 victory over Refugio.
Meanwhile, everything came up roses for Orange Grove at home against Falfurrias two weeks ago as the team secured a 51-6 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Bulldogs.
Orange Grove had a senior duo take command as Logan Rodriguez threw for 163 yards and two touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes and Diego Garza gained 116 total yards and two touchdowns. Garza is also crushing it when it comes to rushing touchdowns: he's punched in at least two every time he's taken the field this season. Orange Grove also got a significant boost from Daniel Bahn, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 81 yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Orange Grove was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 277 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 188 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
Edna's victory bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Orange Grove, they pushed their record up to 2-1 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season.
Edna took their victory against Orange Grove when the teams last played back in October of 2021 by a conclusive 33-12. Will Edna repeat their success, or does Orange Grove have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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