After each having a week off, the Nederland Bulldogs and the Splendora Wildcats will shake off the cobwebs and square off against one another at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Last Friday, Nederland came up short against Silsbee and fell 37-24. The loss was the Bulldogs' first of the season.
Meanwhile, Splendora took a blow against Hargrave last Friday, falling 61-27. The defeat continues a trend for the Wildcats in their matchups with the Falcons: they've now lost six in a row.
The losing side was boosted by 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. Splendora got some further help from Isaac Shumate: he made 17 total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Having lost for the first time this season, Nederland fell to 2-1. As for Splendora, their loss was their first of the season and also makes their record 2-1.
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