It'll be Battle of the Birds when Eagles challenges the Needville Bluejays at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Fort Bend Willowridge has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with five straight defeats, while Needville will come in with three straight victories.
Last Friday, Fort Bend Willowridge came up short against Navasota and fell 21-14.
Tylon Rydolph put forth a good effort for the losing side as he rushed for 121 yards on only nine carries, and also threw for 45 yards and a touchdown. Those 121 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Needville). They walked away with a 55-42 win over Almeta Crawford on Friday. With that victory, the Bluejays brought their scoring average up to 28.5 points per game.
Jamarkus Jack continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 206 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 7.4 yards per carry, and also picking up 42 receiving yards. Kase Vacek got in on the action as well, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Needville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 297 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 211 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
Needville didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. Vacek led the group effort, picking up two of those interceptions all by himself.
Fort Bend Willowridge's loss dropped their record down to 2-6. As for Needville, their win bumped their record up to 5-3.
Friday's match might be decided in the on the ground. Fort Bend Willowridge has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 166.4 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Needville struggles in that department as they've been averaging 246.2. It's looking like Friday's contest might have some serious battles in the trenches. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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