Football Preview: Benbrook Bobcats vs. Eagle Mountain Knights
The Benbrook Bobcats will head out on the road to take on the Eagle Mountain Knights at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Benbrook will be coming into the contest with an undefeated record on the line.
Benbrook is headed into the matchup having just posted their biggest win since August 25, 2023 on Thursday. Everything went their way against Eastern Hills as Benbrook made off with a 28-6 victory. Given the Bobcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 200th, while the Highlanders are ranked 897th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Eagle Mountain). They put the hurt on Ferris with a sharp 35-13 win on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Knights.
Eagle Mountain's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was TERRY STARKS, who rushed for 132 yards. Another back making a difference was MAMOUD HUSSEIN, who rushed for 73 yards and a touchdown on only five carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Eagle Mountain was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 205 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 205 rushing yards in three consecutive games.
Eagle Mountain's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Gavriel Trevino and Alexander Burton.
Benbrook's win bumped their record up to 4-0. As for Eagle Mountain, the victory got them back to even at 2-2.
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