Football Preview: Bridge City Cardinals vs. Orangefield Bobcats
The Bridge City Cardinals will square off against the Orangefield Bobcats at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Bridge City's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They breezed by Kirbyville on the road to the tune of 50-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Cardinals.
Hutch Bearden was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 91 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 188 yards and a touchdown while completing 73.3% of his passes. A healthy portion of that aerial production (82 yards to be exact) went to Abraham Munguia.
Bridge City wouldn't let Kirbyville keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Bryce Breeden was the leader in that area as all came courtesy of his dominant performance.
Meanwhile, Orangefield came into Friday's match having lost four straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They came out on top against New Waverly by a score of 29-21 on Friday.
Bridge City's win bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Orangefield, the victory also got them back to even at 1-1.
Bridge City strolled past Orangefield in their previous meeting back in August of 2023 by a score of 26-9. Does Bridge City have another victory up their sleeve, or will Orangefield turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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