Friendswood has gone 5-0 against La Porte recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. After each having a week off, both will dust off their jerseys to square off against one another at 7:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Friendswood is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 36 points on September 6th, they were much more limited against Ball two weeks ago. They lost 33-7 to the Tornadoes. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 310th, while the Tornadoes are ranked 65th).
Meanwhile, La Porte was not able to break out of their rough patch two weeks ago as the team picked up their fourth straight loss dating back to last season. The contest between them and Port Neches-Groves wasn't particularly close, with La Porte falling 49-35.
Despite the defeat, La Porte got top-tier performance from Tyresse Barnes, who rushed for 235 yards while picking up 13.1 yards per carry, and also picked up 45 receiving yards. The dominant performance gave Barnes a new career-high in rushing yards.
Friendswood now has a losing record at 1-2. As for La Porte, their loss dropped their record down to 0-3.
Friendswood took their victory against La Porte in their previous matchup back in October of 2021 by a conclusive 28-3. Will Friendswood repeat their success, or does La Porte have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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