The Klein Cain Hurricanes will take on the Tomball Memorial Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Klein Cain is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Klein Oak just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Thursday. They were just a hair shy of victory and fell 33-32 to the Panthers. The loss was the Hurricanes' first of the season.
Klein Cain's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Jaelon Dixon, who rushed for 108 yards and three touchdowns, and Zach Johnson, who rushed for 83 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries. The dominant performance gave Johnson a new career-high in rushing yards. Klein Cain also got help from Maxwell Hendrick, who showed off his sure hands for 91 receiving yards.
Meanwhile, Tomball Memorial was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Friday as they fell 38-33 to Magnolia. 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 240th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 60th).
Having lost for the first time this season, Klein Cain fell to 3-1. As for Tomball Memorial, they now have a losing record at 1-2.
Klein Cain took a serious blow against Tomball Memorial in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, falling 79-33. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Tomball Memorial's Aiden Martin, who threw for 374 yards and six touchdowns while completing 90% of his passes, and also rushed for 47 yards and a touchdown. Now that Klein Cain knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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