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By Team Reports Sep 17, 2024, 9:20pm

Football Preview: Judson Rockets vs. Bowie Bulldogs

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The Judson Rockets will head out on the road to take on the Bowie Bulldogs at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Judson focused on turnovers this week as team gave up five on Thursday.

Last Thursday, Judson was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 27-23 to SA Roosevelt.

Although Judson took the loss, they still got scores from Kayden Graham, Caiden Walker, and Jack Call.

Meanwhile, Bowie put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. They put the hurt on Glenn with a sharp 42-21 win. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 161st, while the Grizzlies are ranked 379th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Bowie relied on the efforts of Cruz Tello, who rushed for 95 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries, and Kayson Mathabela, who rushed for 107 yards and four touchdowns. That's the most rushing yards Tello has posted since back in September of 2023. The team also got some help courtesy of Owen Ball, who picked up 117 receiving yards and a touchdown.

Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Bowie was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 202 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 168 rushing yards in three consecutive games.

Judson now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Bowie, their victory bumped their record up to 3-0.

We should be in store for an exciting game as both have no problem gaining yardage. Judson has been on an offensive roll this season, having averaged 363.7 total yards per game. However, it's not like Bowie struggles in that department as they've been averaging 369.3. With a pair of commanding offenses duking it out, the defenses are going to have their work cut out for them. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.

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