Friendswood is 5-0 against La Porte since November of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. After each having a week off, the two teams will shake off the cobwebs and challenge one another at 7:00 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Friendswood is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 36 points on September 6th, they were much more limited against Ball two weeks ago. They came up short against the Tornadoes, falling 33-7. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 310th, while the Tornadoes are ranked 65th).
Meanwhile, La Porte was not able to break out of their rough patch two weeks ago as the team picked up their fourth straight loss dating back to last season. The contest between them and Port Neches-Groves wasn't particularly close, with La Porte falling 49-35.
Despite the defeat, La Porte got top-tier performance from Tyresse Barnes, who rushed for 235 yards while picking up 13.1 yards per carry, and also picked up 45 receiving yards. The dominant performance gave Barnes a new career-high in rushing yards.
Even though they lost, La Porte was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 316 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 228 rushing yards in three consecutive games.
Friendswood now has a losing record at 1-2. As for La Porte, their loss dropped their record down to 0-3.
Everything went Friendswood's way against La Porte in their previous matchup back in October of 2021, as Friendswood made off with a 28-3 win. Does Friendswood have another victory up their sleeve, or will La Porte turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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