After each having a week off, the Splendora Wildcats and the Nederland Bulldogs will shake off the cobwebs and square off against one another at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Splendora is no doubt hoping to put an end to a six-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Last Friday, Splendora took a blow against Hargrave, falling 61-27. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 763rd, while the Falcons are ranked 341st).
Splendora's loss came about despite a quality game from Tj Burch, who punched in two rushing scores, and also caught a touchdown.
Splendora's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Kijuan Redmond. Splendora got some further help from Isaac Shumate: he made 17 total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Nederland came up short against Silsbee last Friday and fell 37-24. The Bulldogs have struggled against the Tigers recently, as their game last Friday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Having lost for the first time this season, Splendora fell to 2-1. As for Nederland, their defeat was their first of the season and also makes their record 2-1.
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