Two dominant signal callers in Carson White and Kaeden Johnson are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Iowa Colony Pioneers will face off against the Fort Bend Marshall Buffalos at 10:00 a.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Iowa Colony is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They blew past Pflugerville 44-14. The victory was familiar territory for the Pioneers who have now won seven games in a row.
It was another big night for Aaron Tenner, who rushed for 212 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.8 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. White was another key player, throwing for 181 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 passes.
Iowa Colony didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Jarvis Solomon and Jeremy Garner II. Iowa Colony got some further help from Haydon Caston: he picked up a sack and made nine total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Iowa Colony was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 346 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Fort Bend Marshall had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 24.3 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Bears 38-10. Given the Buffalos' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 62nd, while the Bears are ranked 269th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Fort Bend Marshall has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-2 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 11.9 points per game. As for Iowa Colony, their record now sits at 11-1.
Iowa Colony strolled past Fort Bend Marshall in their previous matchup back in October by a score of 35-21. Will Iowa Colony repeat their success, or does Fort Bend Marshall have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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