Football Game Preview: Dripping Springs Tigers vs. Bowie Bulldogs

By Team Reports Oct 6, 2025, 9:45pm

Football Preview: Dripping Springs Tigers vs. Bowie Bulldogs

Dripping Springs has gone a perfect 3-0 against Bowie recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Tigers will look to defend their home field against the Bulldogs at 7:30 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.

Bowie will challenge a team with plenty of momentum: Dripping Springs extended their winning streak to six on Thursday. The Tigers simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Austin 56-14. With the Tigers ahead 28-0 at the half, the game was all but over already.

Chase Ames

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Chase Ames had another great game (as he tends to do), throwing for 393 yards and six TDs while completing 76.2% of his passes, and also punching in one rushing score. He has been hot recently, having posted three or more passing touchdowns the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was James Montgomery, who picked up 177 receiving yards and a pair of touchdowns.

Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Bowie, who bounced back after a loss on the road two weeks ago. They blew past Del Valle 48-21 on Friday. The final result isn't all that surprising considering the Bulldogs' considerable advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 188th, while the Cardinals are ranked 826th).

Dripping Springs better keep an eye on Rhys Moreno. He was instrumental in Bowie's win, rushing for 172 yards and four scores while picking up 10.1 yards per carry. Thanks to that big game, Moreno is now up to 13 rushing touchdowns on the season.

Dripping Springs' victory bumped their record up to 6-0. As for Bowie, their win bumped their record up to 4-2.

The upcoming contest will be a clash of competing strengths. Dripping Springs has relied on air attacks this season and has averaged 319.3 passing yards per game. Bowie, on the other hand, has relied on a stout run game: they average 244.7 rushing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Friday? There's only one way to find out.

Dripping Springs skirted past Bowie 38-35 in their previous matchup back in October of 2024. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was the Bulldogs' Cruz Tello, who threw for 320 yards and four TDs while picking up 13.9 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 46 yards and one touchdown. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for the Tigers to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.

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