The La Vernia Bears will face off against the Kilgore Bulldogs at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as La Vernia comes in on seven and Kilgore on eight.
La Vernia is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They strolled past Bay City with points to spare, taking the game 42-24.
| 12/06/24 vs Bay City | 144 |
| 11/24/23 vs Davenport | 123 |
| 11/15/24 @ Tuloso-Midway | 103 |
| 09/06/24 vs Cuero | 102 |
| 10/27/23 @ Jones | 100 |
Sean Garza and Keegan Hajek were among the main playmakers for La Vernia as the former rushed for 205 yards and four touchdowns and the latter rushed for 144 yards and one touchdown while picking up 7.2 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave Hajek a new career-high in rushing yards.
Meanwhile, Kilgore got the win against Chapel Hill on Friday by a conclusive 30-6. Given Kilgore's advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 39th, while Chapel Hill is ranked 125th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Kilgore's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-2. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 8.3 points per game. As for La Vernia, their record is now 11-3.
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