After starting their season with two straight games on the road, Victoria East is finally coming home. They will be defending their home-fieldthey go up against the Gregory-Portland Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Last Friday, Victoria East came up short against Victoria West and fell 41-28.
Despite the defeat, Victoria East saw an underclassman step up: Carlon Helms rushed for 145 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries, and also threw for 87 yards and two touchdowns. Helms' longest rush was for an impressive 56 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 40 points the game before, Gregory-Portland was a bit more limited in their matchup on Friday. They lost to Alexander at home by a 23-6 margin.
Victoria East's loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Gregory-Portland, their defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 0-2.
Victoria East might still be hurting after the 49-27 loss they got from Gregory-Portland when the teams last played back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Gregory-Portland's Reed Dooms, who rushed for 41 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 122 yards and a touchdown. Now that Victoria East 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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