The Manvel Mavericks will take on the Pasadena Memorial Mavericks at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Last Friday, Manvel came up short against Barbers Hill and fell 21-13. While losing is never fun, the Mavericks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 356th, while the Eagles are ranked 144th).
Although Manvel took the loss, they still got scores from Kenneth Malone Hayes and Antoine Wilder.
Even if they lost, Manvel's defense still kept up the pressure with three sacks. In that department, Byron Carter Jr was the leader with two. Another thorn in Barbers Hill's side was Keian Cross, who picked up a sack and made 11 total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Pasadena Memorial slipped by Porter 29-28 on Friday. That's two games straight that the Mavericks have won by just one point.
This is the second loss in a row for Manvel and nudges their season record down to 0-2. As for Pasadena Memorial, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-0.
Everything came up roses for Manvel against Pasadena Memorial in their previous matchup back in October of 2015 as the squad secured a 65-10 win. Does Manvel have another victory up their sleeve, or will Pasadena Memorial turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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