Football Recap: Brenham Cubs vs. Ellison Eagles
Brenham had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 38 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 50-28 margin over the Ellison Eagles. The Cubs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six games by 21 points or more this season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Brenham to victory, but perhaps none more so than Cartelle Brown, who picked up 90 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 34 yards. Brown got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 65 yards. Jordan Harvey was another key passer, throwing for 145 yards and two touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes.
Ellison lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Sidney Holland Jr, who threw for 366 yards and four touchdowns. Holland Jr's passing game has become a key predictor of Ellison's success: the team is 2-1 when his passer rating is 110 or higher, but only 2-3 otherwise. A healthy portion of Holland Jr's aerial production (121 yards to be exact) went to Travaris Turner-Smith, who also brought in two receiving touchdowns.
Brenham's victory bumped their record up to 7-1. As for Ellison, they moved to 4-4 with that loss, which also ended their three-game winning streak.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Brenham will welcome University at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Brenham will be looking to keep their four-game home win streak alive. As for Ellison, they will host Rudder at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Ellison is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 40 points per game this season.
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