Football Preview: Brackett Tigers vs. Junction Eagles
The Brackett Tigers will challenge the Junction Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Junction is hoping to do what Sabinal couldn't on Friday: put an end to Brackett's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Brackett really took it to Sabinal for the full four quarters, racking up a 55-17 victory at home. With the Tigers ahead 35-10 at the half, the game was all but over already.
Brackett's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Kontagious Cook, who rushed for 206 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 12.1 yards per carry. That's the most rushing yards Cook has posted since back in November of 2023. The team also got some help courtesy of Troy Sandoval, who rushed for 139 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Brackett was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 463 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 222 rushing yards in five consecutive matchups.
Brackett wouldn't let Sabinal keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Brackett can thank Azael Talamantes and Ivan Gonzalez for forcing both of them.
Meanwhile, Junction got themselves on the board against Center Point on Friday, but Center Point never followed suit. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Pirates 65-0 on the road. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 490th, while the Pirates are ranked 1106th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Brackett's win bumped their record up to 4-2. As for Junction, they pushed their record up to 5-1 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road.
Everything came up roses for Brackett against Junction in their previous meeting back in November of 2019, as the squad secured a 62-2 win. In that match, Brackett amassed a halftime lead of 40-2, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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