The Floresville Tigers will head out to square off against the El Campo Ricebirds at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Floresville is no doubt hoping to put an end to a seven-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Floresville is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Bay City on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Floresville was dealt a 73-7 loss at the hands of Bay City. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 1008th, while the Blackcats are ranked 265th).
Meanwhile, El Campo entered their tilt with Jones on Friday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Trojans 42-0 on the road. Considering the Ricebirds have won four games by more than 41 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to El Campo's defense and their 12.5 sacks. In that department, Riley Riha was the leader with four. He is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made six or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season.
Floresville's defeat dropped their record down to 1-5. As for El Campo, their victory bumped their record up to 5-1.
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