Magnolia (5-4, 4-3) at Klein (5-4, 3-4)
The details: 7 p.m. Friday, Klein Memorial Stadium
History: No recent meetings
Key player(s) for Magnolia: The Bulldogs ran for three touchdowns – all by Colin Leahey – and 201 yards in a win over Magnolia West last Friday night. The offensive line led by Anthony Wells, John Hallmark, Craig Harrison, Hayden Zachary, Aiden Hime and Delesk Zelaya were a big reason why.
Key player for Klein: The Bearkats have leaned on sophomore quarterback Carter Lattelle and he has led a solid offensive attack for Klein, which averages a District 15-6A best 42.6 points per game.
Stat attack: Down the stretch has felt like the playoffs for Magnolia. It’s been three straight high-stress games with an average margin of 9.3 for the victor. The Bulldogs are 1-2 in those games but were within striking distance of Klein Collins down to the final possession as well as always two possessions away from Tomball in a 12-point loss there.
Notable: The final two playoff spots in District 15-6A has five teams in contention … The cleanest path to a playoff berth for the Bulldogs is a win over Klein Friday night and a loss by Klein Oak to Tomball Memorial the night before … With Klein Collins idle, tiebreakers will into play if three or more teams finish with the same district record … Klein has scored 40-plus points in five of its last six games, including the last four where the Bearkats still had a 2-2 record … After beating Magnolia West last week, Magnolia will attempt to string together consecutive wins for the first time since Week 4 and 5 against Klein Oak and Tomball Memorial … Magnolia senior Josh Garner and sophomore Ty Miller each made two sacks apiece against Magnolia West … Tyler Cover totaled eight tackles.
