Football Preview: Brazoswood Buccaneers vs. Dickinson Gators
Brazoswood hasn't had much luck against Dickinson recently, but that could start to change on Friday. After each having a week off, the two teams will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 7:00 p.m. That contest will pit two of the most dominant backs against one another: Jose Trevi?o and Malachi Gamble.
Brazoswood is headed into Friday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 12th straight game dating back to last season last Friday. They were beaten by Clear Springs 50-21. While losing is never fun, the Buccaneers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 692nd, while the Chargers are ranked 137th).
Brazoswood might have lost, but man, Trevi?o was a machine: he rushed for 117 yards and two touchdowns. With that strong performance, Trevi?o is now averaging an impressive 101.7 rushing yards per game.
Meanwhile, Dickinson had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 36.3 points) and they went ahead and made it four last Friday. Everything went their way against the Falcons as they made off with a 57-35 victory. Considering the Gators have won three matchups by more than 21 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
It was another big night for Gamble, who rushed for 344 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 12.7 yards per carry. What's more, he's the match marked his third straight with at least 130. The team also got some help courtesy of Lorenzo Aguirre, who rushed for 12 yards and three touchdowns.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Dickinson was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 461 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Brazoswood's defeat dropped their record down to 0-6. As for Dickinson, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 4-2.
Brazoswood was taken down by Dickinson 59-0 when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Can Brazoswood avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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