The Victoria West Warriors will venture away from home to take on the McCollum Cowboys at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Victoria West is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. Everything went their way against Jones on Friday as Victoria West made off with a 46-25 victory. Given the Warriors' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 297th, while the Trojans are ranked 651st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
A big part of Victoria West's win came down to the chemistry between Dominick Martinez and his top target Tristan Bernard. Martinez threw for 218 yards and three touchdowns while Bernard picked up 140 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Bernard showed off some serious burst, cutting upfield on a catch for 65 yards. Jojo Delagarza got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Victoria West's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Tay'Vian Peoples and Delagarza. Another thorn in Jones' side was Kayden Leal, who picked up a sack, forced a fumble, and forced a fumble.
Meanwhile, McCollum humbled Ray with a 34-6 victory. That's two games straight that the Cowboys have won by exactly 28 points.
It was another big night for Dominik Zapata, who rushed for 96 yards and two touchdowns. Justin Rodriguez was another key player, punching in two rushing scores.
The victory for Victoria West keeps them at an undefeated 4-0. As for McCollum, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-2.
Friday's match might be decided in the on the ground. Victoria West has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 163 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like McCollum struggles in that department as they've been averaging 180.5. It's looking like Friday's game might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Everything came up roses for Victoria West against McCollum in their previous meeting back in September of 2015, as the team secured a 42-7 victory. Will Victoria West repeat their success, or does McCollum have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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