The Port Arthur Memorial Titans will face off against the Barbers Hill Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Port Arthur Memorial had been on a four-game streak of scoring at least 31 points, but Ball put an end to it on Friday. Port Arthur Memorial was beaten by Ball 41-10. The game marked the Titans' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Barbers Hill). They took their matchup at home on Friday with ease, bagging a 65-7 victory over Sterling. Considering the Eagles have won three matches by more than 41 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Barbers Hill's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Zeke Cantu, who threw for 133 yards and three touchdowns while completing 77.8% of his passes. The team also got some help courtesy of Cooper Lucas, who picked up 75 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Barbers Hill wouldn't let Sterling keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Barbers Hill can thank Dominick Pesina and Deshaun Carrington for forcing both of them. Pesina is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made six or more in the last four games he's played dating back to last season. Barbers Hill got some further help from Austin Farmer: he picked up a sack and made six total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Port Arthur Memorial's loss dropped their record down to 4-2. As for Barbers Hill, they pushed their record up to 4-2 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home.
Port Arthur Memorial took a serious blow against Barbers Hill when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 48-20. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Barbers Hill's Jadon Rodriguez, who rushed for 199 yards and three touchdowns on only 14 carries. Now that Port Arthur Memorial knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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