The Huntsville Hornets will venture away from home to take on the Montgomery Bears at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Huntsville will head into Friday's matchup out to bounce back: they came back down to earth on Friday after soaring to a 35-point contest in their last game. They fell just short of Port Neches-Groves by a score of 24-21. While losing is never fun, the Hornets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 98th, while the Indians are ranked 30th).
Meanwhile, Montgomery put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They breezed by Lake Creek on the road to the tune of 46-14. The Bears might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four games by 25 points or more this season.
It was another big night for Reggie Williams, who rushed for 201 yards and three touchdowns on only nine carries, and also threw for 100 yards and two touchdowns. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 106.8 rushing yards per game. Dq Swapsy also helped out as he racked up 107 rushing yards.
Montgomery wouldn't let Lake Creek keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Montgomery can thank Keilan Carver and Layne Vandiver for forcing both of them. Carver is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last 15 games he's played dating back to last season. Another thorn in Lake Creek's side was Braxden Havard, who picked up two sacks and made seven total tackles.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Montgomery was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 439 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 203 rushing yards in seven consecutive matches dating back to last season.
The loss snapped Huntsville's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 3-2 record. As for Montgomery, their victory was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-0.
Huntsville strolled past Montgomery in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 by a score of 44-27. The rematch might be a little tougher for Huntsville since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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