Football Recap: Bay City Blackcats vs. Calallen Wildcats
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Bay City had no problem doing just that on Friday. They came out on top against the Calallen Wildcats by a score of 28-21. Winning may never get old, but the Blackcats sure are getting used to it with their 11th in a row.
Alex Estrada continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 324 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.2 yards per attempt, and also rushing for 39 yards and a touchdown. He has been hot , having posted three or more passing touchdowns the last five times he's played. Xylan Williams was in the mix too, providing Bay City with two touchdowns.
Bay City didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Michael Franklin and James Copeland. Bay City got some further help from Jaden Malone: he made 22 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Despite the loss, Calallen still got an impressive performance from Sebastian Dennis, who rushed for 132 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 111 yards and a touchdown.
Bay City pushed their record up to 12-1 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 48.5 points per game. As for Calallen, they moved to 10-3 with that loss, which also ended their six-game winning streak.
Bay City will face off against La Vernia at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. La Vernia is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 36.4 points per game this season. Calallen does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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