After each having a week off, the Nederland Bulldogs and the Splendora Wildcats will dust off their jerseys to take on one another at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Last Friday, Nederland came up short against Silsbee and fell 37-24. The loss was the Bulldogs' first of the season.
Meanwhile, Splendora was beaten by Hargrave 61-27 last Friday. The Wildcats haven't had much luck with the Falcons recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
The losing side was boosted by Tj Burch, who punched in two rushing scores, and also caught a touchdown.
Splendora's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Kijuan Redmond. Isaac Shumate was another major factor on D, making 17 total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Having lost for the first time this season, Nederland fell to 2-1. As for Splendora, their loss was their first of the season and also makes their record 2-1.
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