After three games on the road, La Grange is heading back home. They will welcome the Navasota Rattlers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
Last Friday, everything came up roses for La Grange on the road against Taylor as the squad secured a 35-7 win. Given the Leopards' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 408th, while the Ducks are ranked 823rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Navasota's offense rose to the challenge against a Lions defense that boasted an average of only 16 points allowed on Friday. Everything went Navasota's way against Waco as Navasota made off with a 34-12 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Rattlers.
Artavian Rutherford continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 122 yards and two touchdowns. Jace Jablonski was another key player, throwing for 160 yards and a touchdown while completing 72.7% of his passes.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Navasota was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 228 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
La Grange's win bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Navasota, the victory got them back to even at 2-2.
La Grange came up short against Navasota in their previous meeting back in October of 2021, falling 33-21. Thankfully for La Grange, Jamal Thomas (who rushed for 165 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.2 yards per carry) 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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