Football Preview: Caldwell Hornets vs. Bellville Brahmas
Caldwell has been away from home for two games now, but on Friday they'll finally make their return. They will challenge the Bellville Brahmas at 7:30 p.m.
Caldwell is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Sealy on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Caldwell was outmatched by Sealy on the road and fell 43-14. While losing is never fun, the Hornets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 773rd, while the Tigers are ranked 285th).
Meanwhile, Bellville had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 36.7 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 47-21 margin over the Mustangs. The Brahmas might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matchups by 26 points or more this season.
Dd Murray continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 197 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 9.4 yards per carry, and also picking up 50 receiving yards and a touchdown.incredibly, Murray got all that yardage with just one huge grab
Bellville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 420 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 189 rushing yards in 25 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Bellville pushed their record up to 6-3 with the victory, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 41.7 points. As for Caldwell, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-7.
Caldwell might still be hurting after the 27-7 loss they got from Bellville when the teams last played back in October of 2019. Thankfully for Caldwell, Richard Reese (who rushed for 152 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.0 yards per carry) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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