After starting their season with two straight games on the road, KIPP Houston is finally coming home. They will look to take advantage of their home-field as they take on the West Hardin Oilers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
KIPP Houston will head into Thursday's matchup hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big back in August (they won by 57) but two weeks ago they proved they can win the close ones too. They had just enough and edged Harmony School of Innovation out 15-12. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but the Kerberos were the better team in the second half.
Mos'Uud Oderinde was nothing short of spectacular: he picked up 101 receiving yards and a touchdown. He torched the secondary when he pulled down a catch that went for 80 yards.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to KIPP Houston's defense and their four sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Dennis Rivas and Jahiden Andrew?S who racked up all four sacks between them.
Meanwhile, West Hardin put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past Acadiana Christian, posting a 41-6 victory at home. The win was all the more spectacular given the Oilers' disadvantage in MaxPreps' football rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 1048th in Texas, while the Defenders are ranked 308th in Louisiana).
KIPP Houston's victory bumped their record up to 2-0. As for West Hardin, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 3-0.
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