The Barbers Hill Eagles will square off against the La Porte Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Barbers Hill sitting on four straight wins and La Porte on eight.
Barbers Hill is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They blew past Sterling, posting an 84-13 victory. That looming 84-13 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Eagles yet this season.
Barbers Hill's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Brycen Wells, who threw for 181 yards and three touchdowns on only 15 passes. Darren Jordan helped Wells out on the ground, rushing for 88 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries.
Meanwhile, La Porte's game on Friday was all tied up 14-14 at the half, but luckily for them it didn't stay that way. They were the clear victor by a 42-21 margin over Anderson. The Bulldogs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six matchups by 21 points or more this season.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Tyresse Barnes and Sean Simon. Barnes gained 296 total yards and three touchdowns while Simon rushed for 223 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.1 yards per carry. Simon showed off some serious burst, turning on the afterburners on one carry for 59 yards.
Barbers Hill is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.7 points per game. As for La Porte, their record is now 8-3.
Barbers Hill came up short against La Porte in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, falling 34-29. Can Barbers Hill avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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