After soaring to 48 points the game before, West Brook was a bit more limited in their contest on Friday. They came up short against the Ball Tornadoes, falling 27-7. While losing is never fun, the Bruins can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 347th, while the Tornadoes are ranked 65th).
Despite the defeat, West Brook saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Tammeron Anderson rushed for 94 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 156 yards on ten of 24 attempts. 116 of Anderson's passing yards were hauled in by Jaylon Dartez.
West Brook wouldn't let Ball keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. West Brook can thank Christopher Landry and Samarion Steward for forcing both of them. Landry also made seven total tackles, which is notable because West Brook is 2-1 when he posts at least four total tackles, but 2-4 otherwise.
A big part of Ball's victory came down to the chemistry between Kyden Barker and his top target Juwaan Woodbury. Barker threw for 306 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.9 yards per attempt while Woodbury picked up 179 receiving yards and a touchdown. Woodbury showed off some serious burst, lighting up the secondary with a catch for 54 yards.
West Brook's loss was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 4-5. As for Ball, their win bumped their record up to 8-1.
West Brook will venture away from home to square off against Barbers Hill at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Barbers Hill is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 42.4 points per game this season. As for Ball, they will welcome Lufkin at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Lufkin will roll in looking for their ninth straight victory, something Ball surely won't give up without a fight.
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