The Barbers Hill Eagles will head out on the road to take on the Port Arthur Memorial Titans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Barbers Hill is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 38 points per game this season.
Barbers Hill took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They took their matchup at home with ease, bagging a 65-7 victory over Sterling. With the Eagles ahead 44-7 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
Barbers Hill's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Zeke Cantu, who threw for 133 yards and three touchdowns while completing 77.8% of his passes. Kaegan Morton got in on the action too, returning a kick for a touchdown.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Barbers Hill's defense and their four sacks. Leading the way was Dominick Pesina with two. He is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made six or more in the last four games he's played dating back to last season. Barbers Hill got some further help from Austin Farmer: he picked up a sack and made six total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, after soaring to 34 points the game before, Port Arthur Memorial was a bit more limited in their game on Friday. They were dealt a 41-10 loss at the hands of Ball. While losing is never fun, the Titans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 111th, while the Tornadoes are ranked 35th).
Barbers Hill pushed their record up to 4-2 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Port Arthur Memorial, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 4-2.
Everything came up roses for Barbers Hill against Port Arthur Memorial in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as the team secured a 48-20 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Barbers Hill since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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