Football Preview: Brownsboro Bears vs. Carthage Bulldogs
Brownsboro is 0-4 against Carthage since October of 2014 but things could change on Thursday. The Brownsboro Bears will square off against the Carthage Bulldogs at 7:30 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Brownsboro took a loss when they played away from home two weeks ago, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They slipped by Bullard 31-30. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Bears as it put an end to their 11-game losing streak dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Carthage came tearing into Friday's match with seven straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 43.4 points) and they left with even more momentum. They blew past the Eagles 49-7. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 24th, while the Eagles are ranked 716th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Brownsboro's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-8. As for Carthage, they pushed their record up to 8-1 with the win, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Brownsboro was dealt a bruising 45-0 defeat at the hands of Carthage in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Can Brownsboro avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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