Football Recap: Atascocita Eagles vs. Fulshear Chargers
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Atascocita had no problem doing just that on Friday. They snuck past the Fulshear Chargers with a 47-42 win. The victory was familiar territory for the Eagles who have now won five contests in a row.
Atascocita was led to victory by Tory Blaylock and Cardae Mack. Blaylock rushed for 152 yards and five touchdowns on only ten carries, while Mack rushed for 230 yards while picking up 11.5 yards per carry. Blaylock's longest rush was for an impressive 55 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Cj Toney was another key player, picking up 94 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Atascocita was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 382 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 170 rushing yards in 13 consecutive matchups.
When it comes to explaining why Fulshear lost, don't look at Patrick Broadway Ii. Despite the final result, he rushed for 205 yards while picking up 9.3 yards per carry, and also threw for six yards and a touchdown. Broadway Ii's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 108 rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Ryland Forks, who rushed for 71 yards and a touchdown.
Atascocita's record is now 12-1. As for Fulshear, the loss snapped their winning streak at 12 games and leaves them with a 12-1 record.
Atascocita will challenge North Shore at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 922 yards in their previous games. Fulshear does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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