Arp lost against Garrison back in September of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Arp Tigers and the Garrison Bulldogs were almost perfectly matched up, but the Arp Tigers suffered a 27-26 loss. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 472nd, while the Bulldogs are ranked 170th).
Arp's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Thomas Mckelvey, who threw for 220 yards and three touchdowns, and Zane Bourque, who picked up 119 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Bourque also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, forcing a fumble and making four total tackles. Arp also got a significant boost from Casen Burgins, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 82 yards.
Arp wouldn't let Garrison keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. Arp can thank Burgins and Bourque for forcing all of them. That's the most rushing yards Burgins has posted since back in August of 2023.
Avery Yarbrough had a dynamite game for Garrison, rushing for 169 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.7 yards per carry. With that strong performance, Yarbrough is now averaging an impressive 125.5 rushing yards per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Riley Mcguire, who rushed for 51 yards and a touchdown.
Arp's loss dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Garrison, their win was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-0.
Arp will host Mineola at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Garrison, they will head out to square off against Anahuac at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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