Football Preview: S & S Consolidated Rams vs. Bells Panthers
The S & S Consolidated Rams will venture away from home to challenge the Bells Panthers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. S & S Consolidated will come in still looking for their first win of the season.
S & S Consolidated is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Leonard on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. S & S Consolidated was dealt a 55-14 defeat at the hands of Leonard. While losing is never fun, the Rams can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 1167th, while the Tigers are ranked 576th).
Despite the loss, S & S Consolidated saw an underclassman step up: Joe Orr picked up 219 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Those 219 receiving yards set a new season-high mark for Orr. Hunter Courville also helped out by tossing the rock for 266 yards.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Bells duked it out withBlue Ridge on Friday. Bells lost to Blue Ridge on the road by a 33-15 margin.
Bells' defeat came about despite a quality game from Easton Branam, who rushed for 30 yards and two touchdowns. Branam is becoming a predictor of Bells' success: when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns the team is 3-1 (and 1-3 when he doesn't).
Even though they lost, Bells was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 207 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 175 rushing yards in 19 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
S & S Consolidated's record is now 0-7. As for Bells, their record is now 4-4.
S & S Consolidated was taken down by Bells 34-7 in their previous meeting back in October of 2021. Thankfully for S & S Consolidated, Bo Baker (who rushed for 174 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries) 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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