Football Recap: Eagle Mountain Knights vs. Benbrook Bobcats
If Eagle Mountain was riding high fresh off their 35-13 takedown of Ferris last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Eagle Mountain Knights took a 28-24 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Benbrook Bobcats. While losing is never fun, the Knights can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 642nd, while the Bobcats are ranked 231st).
Despite the loss, Eagle Mountain still got an impressive performance from BRYCEN VINDIOLA, who rushed for 76 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 110 yards and a touchdown. TERRY STARKS was VINDIOLA's top target, rushing for 136 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Eagle Mountain was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 219 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 208 rushing yards in four consecutive matches.
Eagle Mountain wouldn't let Benbrook keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Eagle Mountain can thank Justin Fox and Jase Lunsford for forcing both of them. Fox is also crushing it when it comes to total tackles: he's made at least six every time he's taken the field this season.
Benbrook's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Brennan Barton, who threw for 240 yards and two touchdowns on perfect 18-for-18 passing, and also rushed for 35 yards. Carlos Harris was another key player, rushing for 58 yards and two touchdowns.
Eagle Mountain now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Benbrook, the victory for them keeps them at an undefeated 5-0.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Eagle Mountain will have a little extra prep time after the loss as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Brock at 7:00 p.m. on October 11th. Brock knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past three matchups -- so hopefully Eagle Mountain likes a good challenge. Benbrook also won't see the field for a while: their next contestis against Dunbar at 7:30 p.m. on October 11th. Benbrook is looking to tack on another W to their four-game streak on the road.
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