The Waller Bulldogs will head out on the road to square off against the Langham Creek Lobos at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Waller is no doubt hoping to put an end to a four-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Waller is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Bridgeland on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Waller was dealt a 49-19 defeat at the hands of Bridgeland. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 451st, while the Bears are ranked 68th).
Meanwhile, Langham Creek got themselves on the board against Cypress Park on Saturday, but Cypress Park never followed suit. They claimed a resounding 56-0 victory over the Tigers on the road. That looming 56-0 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Lobos yet this season.
Langham Creek got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Aiden Teran out in front who picked up 155 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also punched in a rushing score. Teran is becoming a predictor of Langham Creek's success: when he posts at least 100 receiving yards the team is 3-1 (and 1-2 when he doesn't). Another passer making a difference was Brett Dowty, who threw for 215 yards and three touchdowns while completing 93.8% of his passes.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Langham Creek was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 230 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Cypress Park only rushed for 72.
Waller's loss dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Langham Creek, they now have a winning record of 4-3.
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