The Whitehouse Wildcats will challenge the Texas Tigers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Last Friday, Whitehouse came up short against Mt. Pleasant and fell 34-21. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Wildcats came into the match with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 150th, while the Tigers are ranked 353rd).
Although Whitehouse took the loss, they still got scores from Layne Hooker, Carter Mclaughlin, and Jojo Adams.
Meanwhile, Texas put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past Hallsville, posting a 56-0 win at home. The Tigers' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Javari Johnson continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 253 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 125.8 rushing yards per game. The team also got some help courtesy of David Potter, who threw for 134 yards and three touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Texas was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 387 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 200 rushing yards in five consecutive contests.
Texas wouldn't let Hallsville keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Texas can thank Orlando Barnes and Krue Kirkendall for forcing both of them.
Whitehouse now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Texas, their victory bumped their record up to 5-0.
The upcoming matchup will be a clash of competing strengths. Whitehouse has deployed a run-first offense that has averaged 162.8 rushing yards a game. Meanwhile, Texas has preferred to attack from the air: they average 289.6 passing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Friday? There's only one way to find out.
Whitehouse suffered a grim 45-21 defeat to Texas when the teams last played back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Johnson, who rushed for 145 yards and three touchdowns on only 12 carries. Now that Whitehouse knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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