Football Preview: Bridgeport Bulls vs. Graham Steers
Bridgeport has been away from home for three games now, but on Friday they'll finally make their return. They will challenge the Graham Steers at 7:00 p.m.
Bridgeport is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Mineral Wells on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Bridgeport lost 35-13 to Mineral Wells. While losing is never fun, the Bulls can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 791st, while the Rams are ranked 358th).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Graham). They claimed a resounding 77-0 win over Burkburnett at home. The Steers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matchups by 20 points or more this season.
Ty Thompson was his usual excellent self, throwing for 205 yards and three touchdowns while completing 87.5% of his passes, and also rushing for 72 yards and a touchdown. He showed off some serious burst, cutting through the defense on one rush that went for 54 yards. Rylan Monsey was another key player, gaining 84 total yards and three touchdowns.
Graham didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Mason Milton, Isaiah Flores, and Ryder Taylor picked up one apiece. Jordan Alexander was another major factor on D, making ten total tackles (1.0 for loss) and defending a pass.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Graham was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 224 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 161 rushing yards in four consecutive games.
Bridgeport has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-4 record this season. As for Graham, they pushed their record up to 5-1 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season.
Bridgeport lost to Graham at home by a decisive 30-14 margin when the teams last played back in October of 2021. Can Bridgeport avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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