Football Preview: Arlington Colts vs. Bowie Volunteers
Arlington and Bowie are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2014, but not for long. The Arlington Colts will head out to take on the Bowie Volunteers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Arlington comes in on four and Bowie on three.
Last Friday, Arlington was fully in charge, breezing past Sam Houston 38-10 on the road. Given the Colts' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 145th, while the Texans are ranked 565th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Arlington got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Ibrahim Otokiti out in front who rushed for 82 yards and two touchdowns. Jamar Burton also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Meanwhile, Bowie hadn't done well against Martin recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Bowie walked away with a 34-24 win over Martin.
Larry Nichols continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 95 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 carries, while also throwing for 200 yards and a touchdown while completing 73.7% of his passes. Darrion Bowers was another key player, rushing for 179 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.2 yards per carry.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Bowie was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 273 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 187 rushing yards in four consecutive contests.
Bowie didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Princeton Campbell and Kyle Smith. Bowie got some further help from Kevin Baines: he made 14 total tackles and defended a pass.
Arlington pushed their record up to 5-1 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Bowie, the win got them back to even at 3-3.
Arlington came up short against Bowie in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 28-21. Can Arlington avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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