KFDM COOP Posted October 15, 2008 Report Posted October 15, 2008 Cardinals will catch some angry Tigers Gabe Pruett The Orange Leader BRIDGE CITY — Talk about catching a team at the wrong time. That is exactly the feeling in Cardinal Country heading into this Friday’s home game against the Silsbee Tigers. The Tigers (1-4, 0-1) are expected to head into Larry B. Ward Stadium to take on the Bridge City Cardinals (2-2, 0-1) in some pretty foul moods. “I’m sure they are e mad,†Bridge City Coach Cris Stump said. “They played West Orange well and had a chance to win the game.†Instead of winning the game, the Tigers let one slip through their paws. Silsbee was all but set up to kick a game-winning field goal against WO-S until a mental mistake sent the game into overtime which allowed the Mustangs to escape with a 14-7 win. “When someone asks what Silsbee looks like I always say the same thing,†Stump said. “Silsbee looks like Silsbee. They are fast, athletic and big. This game is a big opportunity for us and now it is a matter of what we do with it.†The Cardinals have their own mistakes to fix after last week’s 41-14 loss to the Hardin-Jefferson Hawks. Bridge City allowed a total of 368 yards off offense with 312 coming on the ground. A huge bright spot was the running abilities of freshman Matt Menard who carried the ball 15 times for 107 yards and his first career touchdown. Menard will be looked upon again as junior running back Joe Robertson is out this Friday with a neck injury. Junior quarterback Josh Lemoine continues to play very efficient football going 8-for-17 last week for 118 yards with no interceptions. Lemoine is 37-for-75 on the year for 702 yards with six touchdowns and one interception. Lemoine has also ran for 171 yards and four touchdowns. Cory Moseley has vaulted into the leading receiver role for the Cardinals with nine receptions for 204 yards and three touchdowns. Luke Rhodes has nine catches for 83 yards. Jerry Landry has eight receptions for 242 yards and two trips to the endzone. Even with football, Stump reported a part of the Cardinals problem could be related to the aftermath of Hurricane Ike, although he will never use it as an excuse. “The victory in Huntington was emotional,†Stump said. “With all the stuff going on, including a lot of kids not being in their own homes or our locker room, I’m sure it hurt us a bit. We will not make excuses for anything. We played hard last week, we just did not play well. “We are going to play to win on Friday. If we are going to have a chance, we have to do that every week. We have improved a great deal since last year but I am not sure that is going to translate into wins. We will see what happens.â€
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