The West Orange-Stark Mustangs will challenge the Silsbee Tigers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
On Friday, West Orange-Stark blew past Shepherd, posting a 42-6 victory. Given the Mustangs' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 191st, while the Pirates are ranked 509th) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Silsbee). They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Tarkington 63-6. With the Tigers ahead 56-0 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
West Orange-Stark better focus on containing Jacaleb Johnson and Corde Wilson as the pair were huge in Silsbee's win. Johnson threw for 138 yards and three TDs on perfect 6-for-6 passing, while Wilson rushed for 51 yards and a pair of touchdowns. The dominant performance also gave Johnson a new career-high in passer rating (177.1).
Silsbee's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB seven times. The heavy lifting was done by Jake Smith and Matsyn Morris, who racked up five sacks between them.
Silsbee pushed their record up to 5-2 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. Those home victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 40.8 points over those games. As for West Orange-Stark, they now have a winning record of 4-3.
Everything came up roses for West Orange-Stark against Silsbee in their previous matchup back in October of 2024, as the squad secured a 35-0 win. Do the Mustangs have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Tigers turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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