The Pine Tree Pirates will face off against the Bridge City Cardinals at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Pine Tree is coming into the game hot, having won their last five games.
Last Friday, Pine Tree really took it to Palestine for the full four quarters, racking up a 35-7 win. Given the Pirates' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 59th, while the Wildcats are ranked 604th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Bridge City entered their match against Hargrave on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Bridge City fell 26-18 to Hargrave. The Cardinals haven't had much luck with the Falcons recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Abraham Munguia, who picked up 109 receiving yards and a touchdown. He is becoming a predictor of Bridge City's success: when he posts at least 100 receiving yards the team is undefeated (and 1-2 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Ashton Sumrall, who rushed for 133 yards.
Bridge City wouldn't let Hargrave keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. Bridge City can thank Keagan Trahan and Jagger Carlin for forcing all of them. Trahan is also crushing it when it comes to total tackles: he's made at least five every time he's taken the field this season.
Pine Tree's victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-1. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 27.2 points per game. As for Bridge City, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-2.
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