Van Vleck came into Friday's game having lost four straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They walked away with a 43-30 win over the Sweeny Bulldogs on Friday. This was payback for the Leopards, who suffered a 37-21 loss the last time these two teams met.
Corey Austin had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 202 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries, and also picked up 40 receiving yards and a touchdown. His longest rush was for an incredible 71 yards. Chris Martinez was another key back, rushing for 80 yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Van Vleck was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 409 total yards. That's the most total yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
The victory got Van Vleck back to even at 1-1. As for Sweeny, they are on a five-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-2.
Van Vleck will welcome The Woodlands Christian Academy at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams might be coming in a bit winded given how much these teams ran up and down the field in their prior games. As for Sweeny, they will head out to challenge Stafford at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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