After each having a week off, the Orange Grove Bulldogs and the Edna Cowboys will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Two weeks ago, Orange Grove blew past Falfurrias, posting a 51-6 win at home. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Bulldogs.
Orange Grove can attribute much of their success to Logan Rodriguez, who threw for 163 yards and two touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes, and Diego Garza, who gained 116 total yards and two touchdowns. Garza is also crushing it when it comes to rushing touchdowns: he's punched in at least two every time he's taken the field this season. Orange Grove also got a significant boost from Daniel Bahn, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 81 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Orange Grove was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 277 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 188 rushing yards in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Edna hadn't done well against Refugio recently (they were 0-6 in their previous six matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way two weeks ago. Edna came out on top against Refugio by a score of 42-35. The Cowboys' victory was nothing new given the team hasn't lost yet this season.
Orange Grove's win was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-1. As for Edna, their victory bumped their record up to 3-0.
Orange Grove suffered a grim 33-12 defeat to Edna in their previous matchup back in October of 2021. Can Orange Grove avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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