Football Preview: Waxahachie Indians vs. Bridgeland Bears
The Waxahachie Indians will challenge the Bridgeland Bears at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Waxahachie comes in on seven and Bridgeland on nine.
Waxahachie is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They blew past North Forney 32-12. The Indians might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matchups by 20 points or more this season.
Bryson Linnear and Kohen Brown were among the main playmakers for Waxahachie as the former rushed for 132 yards and two touchdowns and the latter rushed for 81 yards and a touchdown. Those 132 rushing yards gave Linnear a new career-high. Waxahachie also got help from Tristian Gardner, who showed off his sure hands for 93 receiving yards.
Waxahachie was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 227 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their rushing yard total in four consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Bridgeland didn't have too much trouble with Conroe on Friday as they won 38-22. Given the Bears' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 44th, while the Tigers are ranked 129th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Bridgeland to victory, but perhaps none more so than Drew Cobb, who rushed for 50 yards, and also threw for 50 yards and a touchdown. Kash Schwab was another key player, gaining 131 total yards.
Waxahachie's record now sits at 9-3. As for Bridgeland, their record now sits at 11-1.
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