After two games on the road, Summer Creek is heading back home. They will welcome the Humble Wildcats at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Summer Creek knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past seven matchups -- so hopefully Humble likes a good challenge.
Summer Creek is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Goose Creek Memorial 81-6 on the road on Friday. The Bulldogs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six contests by 42 points or more this season.
Blake Thomas was his usual excellent self, throwing for 246 yards and four touchdowns while completing 89.5% of his passes, and also rushing for 43 yards. Another player making a difference was Holden Miller, who picked up 82 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Summer Creek wouldn't let Goose Creek Memorial keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Amontre Harris, Brinley Tita, and Pj Cormier picked up one apiece. Tita is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last four games he's played dating back to last season. Jashaud Johnson was another major factor on D, picking up a sack and making six total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Humble entered their game against King on Thursday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Humble came up short against King, falling 49-27. The loss continues a trend for the Wildcats in their matchups with the Panthers: they've now lost five in a row.
Defeat or not, Humble got some senior leadership from Tristan Bernard and Mcarthur Baker. Bernard rushed for 67 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries, while Baker rushed for 110 yards and a touchdown. Bernard's longest rush was for an impressive 69 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Summer Creek's win was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-1. As for Humble, their loss dropped their record down to 4-3.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's match: Summer Creek has been on an offensive roll this season, having averaged 460.7 total yards per game. It's a different story for Humble, though, as they've been averaging only 207.3. Will Summer Creek be able to march up the field at their leisure again, or will Humble flip the script?
Everything went Summer Creek's way against Humble in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, as Summer Creek made off with a 42-16 victory. Will Summer Creek repeat their success, or does Humble have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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