Conroe hasn't had much luck against The Woodlands recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Conroe Tigers will look to defend their home field against The Woodlands Highlanders at 7:00 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Conroe is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They snuck past Caney Creek with a 42-36 win on Friday. With that victory, the Tigers brought their scoring average up to 27.4 points per game.
Dramekco Green continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 214 yards and three touchdowns on only ten carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 68 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Another player making a difference was Christian Nunley, who threw for 169 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 passes.
Conroe wouldn't let Caney Creek keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Conroe can thank Jamarion Haynes and Jadyn Ramos for forcing both of them. Ramos has been hot recently, having also posted two or more sacks the last three times he's played. Another thorn in Caney Creek's side was Ramon Lara, who picked up 1.5 sacks and made nine total tackles.
Meanwhile, The Woodlands unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Friday. They fell to New Caney 53-49. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Highlanders came into the game with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 31st, while the Eagles are ranked 724th).
Conroe pushed their record up to 7-1 with the win, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for The Woodlands, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-2.
Conroe was taken down by The Woodlands 55-2 in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Thankfully for Conroe, Aden Self (who rushed for 144 yards and three touchdowns on only five carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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