Football Recap: King Takes Loss Despite Strong Performances from Dylon Everett and Damarius Montgomery

By Team Reports Oct 2, 2024, 11:57am

Football Recap: King Brahmas vs. Corpus Christi Moody Trojans

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King suffered their closest defeat since September 23, 2023 on Thursday. They fell just short of the Corpus Christi Moody Trojans by a score of 49-47. That makes it the first time this season the Brahmas have let down their home crowd.

King's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Damarius Montgomery, who rushed for 148 yards and four touchdowns, and Dylon Everett, who threw for 211 yards and two touchdowns. With that strong performance, Montgomery is now averaging an impressive 2.2 rushing touchdowns per game. A healthy portion of that aerial production (120 yards to be exact) went to Breilen Maxey.

Even though they lost, King was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 267 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 267 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.

This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Adrian Luna Jr and he. Luna Jr rushed for 144 yards and three touchdowns while he rushed for 144 yards and three touchdowns. What's more, he's the match marked his third straight with at least 126.

Having lost for the first time this season, King fell to 4-1. As for Corpus Christi Moody, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 4-1.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. King will host Valley View at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Valley View is coming into the game with four straight wins on the road, so King will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum. After each having a week off, Corpus Christi Moody and Miller will shake off the cobwebs and square off against one another at 7:00 p.m. on October 11th. Corpus Christi Moody knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past three contests -- so hopefully Miller likes a good challenge.

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