The La Marque Cougars will head out on the road to take on the Hamshire-Fannett Longhorns at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in La Marque's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last seven matchups.
La Marque is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Columbia just ended the team's six-game winning streak two weeks ago. They fell just short of the Roughnecks by a score of 35-33. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Cougars have suffered against the Roughnecks since September 21, 2018.
Despite their defeat, La Marque saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Cory Hosea, who rushed for 142 yards and one touchdown while picking up 7.9 yards per carry, and also picked up 72 receiving yards and one score, was perhaps the best of all. Hosea got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 64 yards. Deuce Walker was another key signal caller, throwing for 288 yards and three TDs while picking up 10.7 yards per attempt.
Meanwhile, there was early excitement for Hamshire-Fannett after they claimed the first score on Friday, but it was West Orange-Stark who ended up claiming the real prize. The Longhorns fell just short of the Mustangs by a score of 22-20. While the Longhorns didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Mustangs 10-0 in the first quarter.
Although Hamshire-Fannett took the loss, they still got scores from Jess Folsom and Dwayne Long.
Hamshire-Fannett's loss dropped their record down to 7-3. As for La Marque, their defeat was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 5-1 and their overall record down to 8-2.
La Marque was dealt a bruising 49-13 loss at the hands of Hamshire-Fannett in their previous matchup back in November of 2024. Thankfully for the Cougars, Ty Bryson (who threw for 273 yards and five touchdowns while completing 92.9% of his passes, and also punched in one rushing score) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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