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| 11/01/24 - Home | 49-21 W |
| 10/26/23 - Home | 31-29 W |
| 10/28/22 - Away | 56-13 W |
| 10/01/21 - Home | 49-61 L |
| 10/23/20 - Away | 19-13 W |
| + 5 more games |
Bowie and Lamar are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2015, but not for long. The Volunteers will face off against the Vikings at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Bowie is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last five games.
On Thursday, Bowie earned a 30-20 win over Haltom. Given the Volunteers' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 130th, while the Buffalos are ranked 282nd) , the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Bowie had a senior duo take command as Keidric Osunde-Brown picked up 141 receiving yards and one touchdown and Jayden Bibbs threw for 256 yards while completing 73.7% of his passes.
Bowie didn't let much get past them through the air: they limited Haltom to a completion percentage of just 50%. That dominant aerial defense primarily came from three players: Kevin Baines, Cedric Johnson, and Kaleb Phifer, who each logged one passes deflected. Bowie has been improving in that area: they had allowed a completion percentage of 0.64 earlier this season, but they've only allowed one of 0.64 in their last three games.
Meanwhile, Lamar hadn't done well against Arlington recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. The Vikings took down the Colts 35-21. Things were looking grim for the Vikings in the first quarter (they were down by 21) but they stormed back to get the game.
Bowie better focus on containing Jayden Shaw and Tayrone Thomas as the pair were huge in Lamar's win. Shaw rushed for 108 yards and a pair of TDs on only seven carries, while Thomas rushed for 219 yards and one score while picking up 9.1 yards per carry. Those 219 rushing yards gave Thomas a new career-high.
Lamar's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB three times. The team can thank three different players for their defensive prowess: Adrian Davis, Mareco Harris, and Braylon Williams, who each picked up one sack apiece. Another thorn in Arlington's side was Davis, who picked up a sack and made ten total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Bowie's record is now 6-2. As for Lamar, the victory got them back to even at 4-4.
Thursday's contest will pit two of the most dominant signal callers against one another: Bibbs and Shaw. Bibbs just won't slow down this season and has averaged 272 passing yards per game. Shaw has been a dominant force too and has thrown 15 touchdowns while averaging 210.1 passing yards per game.
Everything came up roses for Bowie against Lamar when the teams last played back in November of 2024, as the squad secured a 49-21 win. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was the Vikings' Kelton Barney, who rushed for 84 yards and a pair of touchdowns. Now that he won't be playing on Thursday, will it be easier for the Volunteers to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
