The Nederland Bulldogs's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Texas Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Nederland fought the good fight in their overtime contest against Montgomery on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They took a 34-28 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Bears. That's two games in a row now that the Bulldogs have lost by exactly six points.
Meanwhile, Texas put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past Nacogdoches 44-7. Considering the Tigers have won seven games by more than 23 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Texas got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was David Potter out in front who threw for 135 yards and a touchdown while completing 85.7% of his passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Another back making a difference was Javari Johnson, who rushed for 77 yards and a touchdown on only six carries.
Texas was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 209 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 200 rushing yards in ten consecutive matches.
Texas didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Braylon Pearson and Markus Hall.
Nederland's defeat dropped their record down to 7-3. As for Texas, their victory was their 11th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 10-0.
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