The Tomball Memorial Wildcats will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the Magnolia West Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. Tomball Memorial is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 30.1 points per game this season.
It was a proper cat-fight when Tomball Memorial challenged Tomball on Friday. Tomball Memorial fell 36-27 to Tomball. 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 299th, while the Cougars are ranked 62nd).
Tomball Memorial's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Aiden Martin, who threw for 271 yards and three touchdowns while completing 71.9% of his passes, and Gavin Westerberg, who picked up 174 receiving yards and two touchdowns. What's more, Martin also racked up 103 rushing yards, the mosthe's had since back in November of 2023.
Tomball Memorial didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Jacob Bedizel and Detrick Gray. Gray is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last seven games he's played dating back to last season. Another thorn in Tomball's side was Donovan Wagner, who made 13 total tackles (1.0 for loss) and defended a pass.
Meanwhile, Magnolia West was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They took a 32-14 bruising from Klein Oak.
Although Magnolia West took the loss, they still got scores from Parker Robinson and Bryson Broadway.
Magnolia West wouldn't let Klein Oak keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force four fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Tyler Langley, Dawson Campbell, Luke Mattingly, and Case Luckman picked up one apiece.
Tomball Memorial has traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-5 record this season. As for Magnolia West, their record is now 1-6.
Tomball Memorial came up short against Magnolia West when the teams last played back in October of 2017, falling 45-40. Can Tomball Memorial avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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