The La Marque Cougars will face off against the Hamshire-Fannett Longhorns at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. La Marque has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with three straight losses, while Hamshire-Fannett will come in with eight straight victories.
Last Friday, La Marque came up short against Columbia and fell 28-17.
Meanwhile, Hamshire-Fannett hadn't done well against West Orange-Stark recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Hamshire-Fannett enjoyed a cozy 28-14 win over West Orange-Stark.
Ty Bryson was his usual excellent self, throwing for 283 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.9 yards per attempt, and also punching in a touchdown on the ground. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in rushing yards (18). Pierce Pirtle was another key player, picking up 126 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Hamshire-Fannett didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Maliki Adams and Cj Larnette. Brendan Miller was another major factor on D, picking up a sack and making eight total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Hamshire-Fannett pushed their record up to 9-1 with the victory, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 41.5 points per game. As for La Marque, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-5.
La Marque strolled past Hamshire-Fannett when the teams last played back in November of 2014 by a score of 45-27. Does La Marque have another victory up their sleeve, or will Hamshire-Fannett turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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