Football Recap: Brenham Cubs vs. Rudder Rangers
Brenham won the last time they faced Rudder, and things went their way on Friday too. Everything went the Brenham Cubs' way against the Rudder Rangers as the Brenham Cubs made off with a 31-10 victory. The 31-point effort marked the Cubs' lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Brenham can attribute much of their success to Xyran Upshaw, who rushed for 72 yards and a touchdown. Those 72 rushing yards gave Upshaw a new career-high.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Brenham was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 338 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 164 rushing yards in seven consecutive matches.
Brenham pushed their record up to 6-1 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Rudder, they moved to 6-1 with that loss, which also ended their six-game winning streak.
Brenham will challenge Ellison at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Brenham knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past seven games -- so hopefully Ellison likes a good challenge. As for Rudder, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Belton at 7:00 p.m. Rudder is facing Belton at the right time seeing as Belton is stuck on a seven-game losing streak.
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