The Seven Lakes Spartans and the Jordan Warriors are set to duel on Friday. The timing isn't great for Seven Lakes: they have been struggling with five straight losses at home dating back to last season, while Jordan has snatched up five consecutive wins on the road also dating back to last season.
Seven Lakes is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They walked away with a 17-7 victory over Katy Taylor on Friday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Braylon Hayes and he. Hayes rushed for 65 yards and a touchdown on only six carries while he rushed for 65 yards and a touchdown on only six carries. The bulk of those rushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 75 yards.
Seven Lakes was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 218 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Seven Lakes' defense and their six sacks. Hayden Gandolfo was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up threehimself.
Meanwhile, Jordan humbled Cinco Ranch with a 52-12 victory. The result was nothing new for the Warriors, who have now won four games by 36 points or more so far this season.
Zion Jones was his usual excellent self, rushing for 117 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 carries, while also picking up 33 receiving yards. Those 117 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. Tanner West was another key back, gaining 97 total yards and two touchdowns.
Seven Lakes now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Jordan, their victory bumped their record up to 6-0.
Seven Lakes might still be hurting after the 38-14 defeat they got from Jordan when the teams last played back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of West, who rushed for 122 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries. Now that Seven Lakes knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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