Football Game Preview: Bellville Hits the Road

By Team Reports Sep 16, 2024, 12:28am

Football Preview: Bellville Brahmas vs. Hitchcock Bulldogs

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The Bellville Brahmas will head out on the road to take on the Hitchcock Bulldogs at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Bellville is looking to tack on another W to their seven-game streak on the road dating back to last season.

Bellville is headed into the matchup after thoroughly thrashing Almeta Crawford: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Bellville blew Almeta Crawford out of the water with a 62-0 final score. Given the Brahmas' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 55th, while the Chargers are ranked 982nd), the result on Thursday wasn't entirely unexpected.

Dd Murray had a dynamite game for Bellville, rushing for 229 yards and three touchdowns on only 15 carries. The dominant performance gave Murray a new career-high in rushing yards.

Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Bellville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 482 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 189 rushing yards in 19 consecutive contests dating back to last season.

Meanwhile, Hitchcock was fully in charge on Friday, breezing past La Marque 61-7 on the road. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Bulldogs.

Bellville now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Hitchcock, they now also have a winning record of 2-1.

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