The Fort Bend Kempner Cougars will venture away from home to face off against the Crosby Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Fort Bend Kempner has struggled recently with three losses in a row, while Crosby will arrive with three straight victories.
Fort Bend Kempner is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against La Porte on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Fort Bend Kempner was dealt a 56-16 defeat at the hands of La Porte. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 649th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 198th).
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Crosby duked it out withKingwood Park on Thursday. Crosby put the hurt on Kingwood Park with a sharp 34-14 win.
Wesley Yarbrough was his usual excellent self, rushing for 252 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.5 yards per carry. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 173 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Crosby was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 297 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 215 rushing yards in four consecutive matchups.
Fort Bend Kempner's loss dropped their record down to 3-3. As for Crosby, the victory also got them back to even at 3-3.
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