After each having a week off, the Splendora Wildcats and the Nederland Bulldogs will shake off the cobwebs and challenge one another at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Splendora is no doubt hoping to put an end to a six-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Two weeks ago, Splendora was beaten by Hargrave 61-27. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 763rd, while the Falcons are ranked 341st).
Splendora's loss came about despite a quality game from Tj Burch, who punched in two rushing scores, and also caught a touchdown.
Splendora's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Kijuan Redmond. Isaac Shumate was another major factor on D, making 17 total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Nederland came up short against Silsbee two weeks ago and fell 37-24. The Bulldogs have struggled against the Tigers recently, as their game two weeks ago was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Having lost for the first time this season, Splendora fell to 2-1. As for Nederland, their defeat was their first of the season and also makes their record 2-1.
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