Football Preview: Bridgeland Bears vs. Duncanville Panthers and Pantherettes
The Bridgeland Bears will face off against the Duncanville Panthers and Pantherettes at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Bridgeland comes in on ten and Duncanville on 19.
Bridgeland is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They snuck past Waxahachie with a 24-19 win.
Kash Schwab was his usual excellent self, rushing for 173 yards and two touchdowns. Caden Hinze also helped out with an impressive 95 receiving yards.
Bridgeland was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 224 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 188 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Duncanville made easy work of The Woodlands on Saturday and carried off a 42-20 victory. The Panthers and Pantherettes might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 11 games by 22 points or more this season.
A big part of Duncanville's win came down to the chemistry between Keelon Russell and his top target Dakorien Moore. Russell threw for 440 yards and six touchdowns while completing 84.6% of his passes while Moore picked up 205 receiving yards and four touchdowns. With that strong performance, Russell is now averaging an impressive 304.3 passing yards per game. Ayson Theus also helped out as he racked up 135 receiving yards.
One reason for the win was Duncanville's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for four sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Landon Barnes and Kj Ford, who racked up all four sacks between them. Jaylyn Manning was another major factor on D, making 15 total tackles (1.0 for loss) and snagged an interception.
Duncanville's victory was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 12-0. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 44.9 points per game. As for Bridgeland, their win bumped their record up to 12-1.
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