Football Preview: Pflugerville Connally Cougars vs. Elgin Wildcats
A feisty cat fight will be fought when Cougars dukes it out withthe Elgin Wildcats at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Pflugerville Connally will be strutting in after a win while Elgin will be coming in after a loss.
Pflugerville Connally will head into Friday's matchup hoping to keep the good times rolling: they only won by three when they last took the field, which might have inspired the 55-point they dealt Navarro on Friday. Pflugerville Connally simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Navarro 55-0. The result was nothing new for the Cougars, who have now won three contests by 34 points or more so far this season.
Josh Whitehead and Zaden Howard were among the main playmakers for Pflugerville Connally as the former gained 123 total yards and two touchdowns and the latter threw for 187 yards and four touchdowns while completing 92.9% of his passes. Aidin Smart also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Meanwhile, a victory for Elgin just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They came up short against Bastrop, falling 47-24.
The match pitted two dominant signal callers against one another in Dylan Owens and Weston Nielsen. Nielsen had a great game and threw for 352 yards and five touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes. Meanwhile, Owens was balling out in the loss, throwing for 245 yards and two touchdowns, while also punching in a touchdown on the ground.
Even if they lost, Elgin's defensive line still kept up the pressure with four sacks. Leading the way was Matthew Clear with two.
Pflugerville Connally is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a massive bump to their 4-4 record this season. As for Elgin, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-5.
Friday's game might be decided in the on the ground. Pflugerville Connally has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 154.6 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Elgin struggles in that department as they've been averaging 174.9. It's looking like Friday's matchup might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Pflugerville Connally suffered a grim 50-28 defeat to Elgin when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Thankfully for Pflugerville Connally, Nathen Lewis (who rushed for 157 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 9.2 yards per carry, and also threw for 259 yards and four touchdowns on only 19 passes) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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