The A&M Consolidated Tigers will square off against the Lehman Lobos at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (A&M Consolidated has five straight wins, Lehman has eight straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
A&M Consolidated is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Anderson 56-28 on the road last Friday. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 21st, while the Trojans are ranked 178th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Will Hargett and Ja'Marlon Mooring were among the main playmakers for A&M Consolidated as the former threw for 225 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.7 yards per attempt and the latter gained 133 total yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance also gave Mooring a new career-high in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Darius Roberts, who picked up 74 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
A&M Consolidated wouldn't let Anderson keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. A&M Consolidated can thank Caleb Pittman and Wesley Couch for forcing both of them. Couch is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made eight or more in the last five games he's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, a victory for Lehman just wasn't in the cards on Thursday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were beaten by Anderson 64-7. The Lobos were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 50-0.
A&M Consolidated's win was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-0. As for Lehman, their loss dropped their record down to 0-6.
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