Friday Night Previews
Giddings vs. La Grange
When: 7:30 p.m. Friday
Where: La Grange
Records: LG is 4-4 overall and 1-2 in district. Giddings is 2-6 overall and 1-2 in district.
Of Note: These historic rivals, who have been playing each other almost every season for more than a century battle with a playoff spot on the line. This is essentially a must-win game for the Leps. Giddings’ only wins this season came against Caldwell and Gonzales. Defense has been a real problem for the Buffaloes. They are allowing an average of 34 points per game. Offensively, Giddings is led by senior quarterback Holden Jatzlau, who has thrown for 638 yards and run for 446 this season, but he threw three interceptions and passed for just 61 yards last week in a 30-16 loss to Smithville. La Grange, meanwhile, has renewed excitement after last week’s 34-0 win over Gonzales snapped a two-game losing streak. Lep junior Bravion Rogers leads the team with 700 yards rushing and senior QB Clay Wolff had thrown for 657 yards.
Last meeting: Giddings won its sixth consecutive meeting against La Grange last year, winning 31-7. Bryan Zoch ran for 196 yards and four touchdowns in that game. The Leps only score game came on a 57-yard touchdown pass from Clay Wolff to Bravion Rogers.
Up Next: La Grange plays at Smithville in the regular season finale.
Flatonia vs. Weimar
When: 7:30 p.m. Friday
Where: Weimar
Records: Flatonia is 3-3 overall and 1-1 in district. Weimar is 2-7 overall and 0-3 in district.
Of Note: Flatonia is coming off a bye week and heads east on Interstate-10 to Weimar with a chance to officially clinch a playoff spot with a victory Friday. Bulldog junior quarterback Fidel Venegas has thrown for 618 yards this season and also leads the team in rushing. Half of the Bulldogs games this season have come against teams ranked in the state’s Top 10. Junior Reese Ramirez leads the team in tackles with 67. The Bulldogs strong receiving corps include four different players that have more tan 100-yard receiving this season: Jaidyn Guyton, Keyshaun Green, Aiden Gonzales and Holden Kloesel. Weimar’s only wins this season have come against Brazos and Bloomington. Since the start of district play the Wildcats have been out-scored 147-7 in losses to Ganado, Schulenburg and last week’s 70-0 loss to Shiner. This is the regular season finale for Weimar, which has their district bye by next week.
Last meeting: Last season Flatonia blasted Weimar 42-2. Dayton Cliffe threw for 111 yards in that game.
Up next: Flatonia hosts Ganado in the regular season finale next week.