La Grange has been away from home for four games now, but on Friday they'll finally make their return. They will host the La Vega Pirates at 7:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Friday, La Grange came up short against Sealy and fell 48-38.
The match pitted two dominant signal callers against one another in Clayton Cooper and Kane Killough. Killough had a great game and threw for 234 yards and three touchdowns while completing 78.6% of his passes. Meanwhile, Cooper was balling out in the loss, rushing for 122 yards and two touchdowns, while also throwing for 186 yards and two touchdowns.
Even though they lost, La Grange was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 245 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 240 rushing yards in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, La Vega had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 21.5 points) and they went ahead and made it five on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 41-21 margin over the Leopards. The result was nothing new for the Pirates, who have now won six games by 20 points or more so far this season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead La Vega to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jabarie Thornton, who picked up 138 receiving yards and a touchdown. Thornton showed off some serious burst, cutting upfield on a catch for 68 yards. Bryson Roland was another key back, rushing for 17 yards and three touchdowns.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to La Vega's defense and their three sacks. In that department, Warren Richardson was the leader with two.
La Vega pushed their record up to 7-3 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 14.3 points per game. As for La Grange, their loss dropped their record down to 6-4.
Friday's match might be decided in the on the ground. La Grange has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 235.4 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like La Vega struggles in that department as they've been averaging 163. It's looking like Friday's matchup might have some serious battles in the trenches. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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