WHILE high school football and volleyball continue their paths to the postseason,
the focus on the weekend will be on the Astros, who will host the first two
games of the American League Divisional Series against the Indians. Somewhere
jammed in between the busy schedule will be a preseason contest that
pushes the Rockets closer to the start of the regular season.
Wednesday: It’s a quiet day for sports, which is a good thing considering what
the rest of the week has in store. Buying fresh batteries for the remote should be
high on the list of things to do.
THURSDAY: The football weekend gets an early start when Houston welcomes
Tulsa to TDECU Stadium for a 7:00pm kickoff. Coming off an open week, the
Cougars look to rebound from a loss at Texas Tech on September 22 and face
a Hurricanes squad is fresh off a 31-17 win against Temple, their first of the season.
ESPN will have the broadcast live at 7:00pm.
Texas City will be among the cross country teams competiting in the HBU Invitational
that will be held on the campus of Houston Baptist University.
The Rockets will be at home for a preseason date against the Pacers beginning
at 7:00pm.
FRIDAY: A busy night of high school football action starts at 7:00pm with Clear
Falls at Clear Brook, Clear Creek at Dickinson, Friendswood at Galveston Ball,
Baytown Lee at Santa Fe and Shadow Creek at Texas City. The Stingarees’
radio broadcast can be found at victorysportsnet.com, while the Mustangs can
be seen at youtube.com/c/MCSNews. The Gators game can also be seen live
at Texanlive.com.
In high school volleyball action, Kingwood Park at Clear Springs begins at
4:30pm, while Bay City at La Marque begin their match at 5:30pm. Dickinson at
Clear Creek and Clear Brook at Clear Falls start at 6:00pm, with Texas City at
Baytown Lee, Galena Park at Galveston Ball and Friendswood at Santa Fe will
start at 6:30pm.
The Astros begin defense of their World Series championship when they host
the Indians in Game One of the American League Divisional Series. TBS will
have the broadcast, but the start time will not be determined until after Tuesday’s
Athletics-Yankees American League Wild Card Game.
SATURDAY: Among local college football, Stephen F. Austin takes on Sam
Houston State in the Battle of the Piney Woods. The state’s longest college foot ball
rivalry writes its next chapter at NRG Stadium beginning at 1:00pm. Houston
Baptist at Central Arkansas, UT-San Antonio at Rice and Alabama State at TSU
each start at 6:00pm.
Game Two of the ALDS between the Indians and Astros will be aired on TBS
with a game time that will be determined earlier in the week
