The La Grange Leopards are taking a road trip to face off against the Smithville Tigers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
La Grange will head into Friday's contest out to bounce back: they won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune on Friday. They took a blow against Columbus, falling 63-21. While losing is never fun, the Leopards can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 530th, while the Cardinals are ranked 75th).
Meanwhile, Smithville had to suffer through a 40-7 loss at the hands of Giddings. The Tigers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
La Grange dropped their record down to 1-1 with that defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Smithville, their loss dropped their record down to 0-2.
La Grange strolled past Smithville when the teams last played back in October of 2023 by a score of 36-21. Does La Grange have another victory up their sleeve, or will Smithville turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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