Football Preview: Bangs Dragons vs. Colorado Wolves
After two games on the road, Bangs is heading back home. They will welcome the Colorado Wolves at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Bangs will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each game than the last.
Bangs is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They claimed a resounding 71-6 win over Texas Leadership Charter Academy - Abilene on the road. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 45-0.
Skylar Minshew was a one-man wrecking crew for Bangs as he rushed for 128 yards and three touchdowns on only seven carries, and also threw for 113 yards and three touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes. The dominant performance gave Minshew a new career-high in rushing yards. Jackson Edmisten was another key player, rushing for 121 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries.
Bangs' defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB six times. In that department, Connor Bible was the leader with three sacks. He also set a new season high mark in total tackles with eight. Another thorn in Texas Leadership Charter Academy - Abilene's side was Hunter Crowell, who made 11 total tackles (4.0 for loss).
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Bangs was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 385 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Colorado had to endure a four-game losing streak dating back to last season, but that streak is no more. They secured a 34-28 W over Grape Creek on Friday.
Ryland Senter was his usual excellent self, rushing for 151 yards and three touchdowns on only 13 carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 66 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Another player making a difference was Jeremaih Green, who rushed for 110 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries.
Bangs' victory ended a six-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-2. As for Colorado, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-3.
Friday's matchup might be decided in the on the ground. Bangs has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 244.3 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Colorado struggles in that department as they've been averaging 202.5. It's looking like Friday's match might have some serious battles in the trenches. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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