McCallum lost against Bastrop back in October of 2015, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The McCallum Knights fell 39-32 to the Bastrop Bears. The Knights have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Even though they lost, McCallum was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 393 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Bastrop's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Weston Nielsen led the charge by throwing for 323 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 12.9 yards per attempt. Jaelyn Gratten was Nielsen's top target, picking up 144 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
McCallum now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Bastrop, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 3-2.
After each having a week off, McCallum and Pflugerville will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 7:30 p.m. on October 10th. The two teams might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 914 yards in their previous games. As for Bastrop, they will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Pflugerville Connally at 7:30 p.m. on October 11th.
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