Football Preview: Ellison Eagles vs. Belton Tigers
Ellison hasn't had much luck against Belton recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. After each having a week off, both will shake off the cobwebs and challenge one another at 7:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Ellison is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They claimed a resounding 69-28 win over Odessa on the road. With the Eagles ahead 42-21 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
It was another big night for Sidney Holland Jr, who threw for 369 yards and eight touchdowns while completing 78.8% of his passes, and also rushed for 54 yards and two touchdowns. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in October of 2023. Travaris Turner-Smith was Holland Jr's top target, picking up 98 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Belton is still winless after their game against Cuero last Friday, but the team can take solace in the fact it was the closest they've come to winning. They fell just short of the Gobblers by a score of 40-38. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 688th, while the Gobblers are ranked 291st).
Ellison's victory bumped their record up to 2-3. As for Belton, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-5.
Ellison came up short against Belton when the teams last played back in October of 2021, falling 22-12. Can Ellison avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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