Football Recap: Whitesboro Bearcats vs. Pilot Point Bearcats
Whitesboro won the last time they faced Pilot Point and Colt Fagan did his part to make sure it happened again. The Whitesboro Bearcats took down the Pilot Point Bearcats 37-21 on Friday thanks in part to Fagan, who rushed for 119 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 carries, and also threw for 170 yards and a touchdown on only 14 passes. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Korbin Ross was another key player, forcing two fumbles, making 22 total tackles (1.0 for loss), and defending a pass. He is on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made seven or more in the last six games he's played.
Whitesboro was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 227 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 186 rushing yards in three consecutive contests.
Whitesboro wouldn't let Pilot Point keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. Whitesboro can thank Ross and Brayden Bomar for forcing all of them.
Whitesboro has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. As for Pilot Point, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-7.
A feisty cat fight will be fought when Bearcats challenges Pottsboro at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are headed into the matchup with plenty of momentum (they have won five straight at home, while Whitesboro won three straight on the road), something that'll have to change. As for Pilot Point, they will welcome Life Oak Cliff at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Life Oak Cliff knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past three matches -- so hopefully Pilot Point likes a good challenge.
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