Tomball is on a four-game streak of home wins, while Magnolia is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Tomball Cougars will welcome the Magnolia Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Tomball is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 30.6 points per game this season.
It was a proper cat-fight when Tomball took on Tomball Memorial on Friday. Tomball came out on top against Tomball Memorial by a score of 36-27. Given the Cougars' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 62nd, while the Wildcats are ranked 299th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Tomball relied on the efforts of Oswaldo Morales, who rushed for 190 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.9 yards per carry, and Jaxyn Faldyn, who threw for 185 yards and three touchdowns on only 17 passes. Morales' rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his seventh straight game with at least 133 rushing yards dating back to last season. Abel Quiroz was Faldyn's top target, picking up 48 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Tomball didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Jorge Concepcion and Dayton Navy. Another thorn in Tomball Memorial's side was Braeden Schneider, who made 18 total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Tomball was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 306 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Tomball Memorial only rushed for 165.
Meanwhile, Magnolia didn't have quite enough to beat Klein Collins on Friday and fell 31-28. The Bulldogs have struggled against the Tigers recently, as their game on Friday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Tomball's victory bumped their record up to 7-0. As for Magnolia, their loss dropped their record down to 4-3.
Tomball might still be hurting after the 27-7 defeat they got from Magnolia in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Thankfully for Tomball, Hunter Andrews (who rushed for 155 yards and a touchdown, and also caught a touchdown) 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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