Football Preview: Frenship Tigers vs. Montwood Rams
Two dominant signal callers in Holden Phillips and Damian Briano are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Frenship Tigers will be playing at home against the Montwood Rams at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Frenship knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past ten games -- so hopefully Montwood likes a good challenge.
Last Friday, Frenship earned a 51-44 win over San Angelo Central. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 46th, while the Bobcats are ranked 310th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Frenship's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Phillips led the charge by throwing for 276 yards and five touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes. The dominant performance also gave Phillips a new career-high in rushing yards (23). Chase Campbell was another key player, gaining 119 total yards and three touchdowns.
Frenship was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 244 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 76.2 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last five matchups they've averaged 145.2.
Meanwhile, Montwood posted their biggest victory since October 5, 2023 on Friday. They blew past Socorro 42-21. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Rams.
Frenship's win was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-1. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.6 points per game. As for Montwood, their victory bumped their record up to 3-6.
Frenship was taken down by Montwood 70-14 in their previous matchup back in September of 2017. Thankfully for Frenship, Andrew Fernandez (who rushed for 127 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries, and also threw for 187 yards and three touchdowns on only 15 passes) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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