Sam Houston hasn't had much luck against Lamar recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Sam Houston Texans will challenge the Lamar Vikings at 7:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Sam Houston is headed into Friday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fifth straight game on Friday. They were beaten by Arlington 38-10. The match marked the Texans' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Sam Houston might have lost, but man, Jaylen Harper was a machine: he rushed for 106 yards, and also picked up 50 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Lamar was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They took a hard 48-31 fall against South Grand Prairie. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 522nd, while the Warriors are ranked 253rd).
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Kelton Barney, who rushed for 209 yards and two touchdowns. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 117.5 rushing yards per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Gannon Carey, who threw for 246 yards and two touchdowns.
Even though they lost, Lamar was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 335 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Sam Houston's loss dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Lamar, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 1-5.
Sam Houston was dealt a bruising 46-17 loss at the hands of Lamar in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Carey, who threw for 350 yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 42 yards and a touchdown. Now that Sam Houston 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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