La Porte had won three straight road games and Sean Simon did his part to make it four on Friday. The La Porte Bulldogs walked away with a 35-28 victory over the Angleton Wildcats thanks in part to Simon, who rushed for 351 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 15.3 yards per carry. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 78-yard run.
Simon was just one part of a punishing run game: La Porte was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 377 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Angleton only rushed for 124.
When it comes to explaining why Angleton lost, don't look at Bryce Duron. Despite the final result, he threw for 186 yards and two touchdowns, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. J'Shun Sanders was Duron's top target, picking up 113 receiving yards and a touchdown.
La Porte's win bumped their record up to 6-3. As for Angleton, with the defeat, they broke their eight-game winning streak and moved their record to 8-1.
La Porte and Angleton should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Texas Rankings. La Porte (ranked 175th) will meet Pasadena (ranked 1015th) at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. La Porte is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 33.1 points per game this season. Similarly, Angleton will square off against Crosby at 7:00 p.m. on Friday up 226 places (129 vs. 355).
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