The Port Neches-Groves Indians will face off against the Huntsville Hornets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Huntsville will challenge a team with plenty of momentum: Port Neches-Groves extended their winning streak to four on Friday. Everything went the Indians' way against Lake Creek as they made off with a 45-21 victory. Considering the Indians have won three games by more than 23 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Huntsville strolled past West Fork with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 38-21. Given the Hornets' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 214th, while the Gators are ranked 632nd) , the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Port Neches-Groves better keep an eye on Traeshawn Brown. He was instrumental in Huntsville's win, rushing for 162 yards and four TDs. Those four rushing touchdowns gave Brown a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Zarien Adolphe, who rushed for 99 yards on only ten carries.
Huntsville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 279 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 194 rushing yards every time they've taken the field this season.
Huntsville didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Brenton Carroll and Trae Scott. Carroll has been hot recently, having also posted at least one defended passe the last three times he's played. He got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Port Neches-Groves' win bumped their record up to 4-0. As for Huntsville, the victory got them back to even at 2-2.
Port Neches-Groves came out on top in a nail-biter against Huntsville when the teams last played back in October of 2024, sneaking past 24-21. Will the Indians repeat their success, or do the Hornets have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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