Football Preview: Brady Bulldogs vs. Early Longhorns
Brady has been away from home for two games now, but on Friday they'll finally make their return. They will host the Early Longhorns at 7:00 p.m. Brady knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past three games -- so hopefully Early likes a good challenge.
Brady will head into Friday's matchup hoping to keep the good times rolling: they only won by three when they last took the field, which might have inspired the 40-point they dealt Eastland on Friday. Brady blew past Eastland 47-7 on the road. The Bulldogs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three contests by 20 points or more this season.
Brady relied on the efforts of Johnny Menefield, who rushed for 151 yards and three touchdowns on only 14 carries, and Sean Jacoby, who rushed for 92 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries. Those 92 rushing yards gave Jacoby a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Ashton Taylor, who rushed for 81 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Brady was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 322 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 173 rushing yards in five consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Early was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They were just a hair shy of victory and fell 26-25 to Clifton. Despite 114 more yards than the Cubs, the Longhorns couldn't convert that extra yardage to scores.
Early wouldn't let Clifton keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Early can thank Andrew Reedy and Mario Vasquez for forcing both of them. Vasquez also set a new season high mark in total tackles with 20.
Brady pushed their record up to 6-1 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Early, their loss dropped their record down to 1-6.
Friday's game might be decided in the on the ground. Brady has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 276 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Early struggles in that department as they've been averaging 156.1. It's looking like Friday's matchup might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Brady was taken down by Early 69-8 in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Thankfully for Brady, Griffin Cheslock (who rushed for 201 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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