The North Forest Bulldogs will face off against the Navasota Rattlers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in North Forest's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last four games.
Last Thursday, North Forest was fully in charge, breezing past Scarborough 38-9. The win continues a trend for the Bulldogs in their matchups with the Spartans: they've now won seven in a row.
Lashun Gray
| 11/06/25 vs Scarborough | 160.4 |
| 09/26/25 vs Kashmere | 113.7 |
| 09/18/25 @ Worthing | 149.3 |
| 09/12/25 vs Wheatley | 27.8 |
| 09/04/25 @ Aldine | 177.1 |
North Forest's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Lashun Gray, who threw for 169 yards and two touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes. What's more, Gray racked up 160.4 passer rating, the most he's had since back in September. Traveon Terell did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 86 receiving yards.
Meanwhile, Navasota suffered their biggest defeat since October 18, 2024 on Saturday. They were beaten by Almeta Crawford 51-14. While losing is never fun, the Rattlers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 295th, while the Chargers are ranked 77th).
North Forest will have to contain Daquan Pratt as he made an impact in Navasota's last game. He picked up 134 receiving yards and one score. Pratt really caught the secondary sleeping when he pulled down a catch that went for 73 yards.
Even if they lost, Navasota's defensive line still kept up the pressure with 24 sacks. Mark McGinty led the group effort, picking up seven of those sacks all by himself. Navasota got some further help from Evan Magallon: he picked up a sack, made 42 total tackles (10.0 for loss), and defended two passes in addition to snagging an interception.
North Forest's victory bumped their record up to 8-2. As for Navasota, their loss dropped their record down to 7-3.
North Forest was taken down by Navasota 42-0 in their previous matchup back in October of 2019. Can the Bulldogs avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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