Football Recap: Crockett Cougars vs. Elgin Wildcats
Friday just wasn't the day for Crockett's offense. They had to suffer through a 84-0 loss at the hands of the Elgin Wildcats. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 1124th, while the Wildcats are ranked 444th).
Dylan Owens was his usual excellent self, rushing for 88 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries, while also throwing for 138 yards and two touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes for Elgin. Owens is becoming a predictor of Elgin's success: when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns the team is 2-1 (and 1-3 when he doesn't). Jalen Owens did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 90 receiving yards.
Crockett dropped their record down to 0-7 with the defeat, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Elgin, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a massive bump to their 3-4 record this season.
A feisty cat fight will be fought when Cougars faces off against Pflugerville at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. They are strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 46.9 points per game this season. As for Elgin, they will head out on the road to challenge Bastrop at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Bastrop will roll in looking for their fifth straight win, something Elgin surely won't give up without a fight.
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