The Giddings Buffaloes will head out to square off against the Bellville Brahmas at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Giddings has given up an average of 38.6 points per game this season, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Giddings is headed into Friday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight games on Friday. They were beaten by Sealy 56-7. While losing is never fun, the Buffaloes can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 730th, while the Tigers are ranked 103rd).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Bellville). They breezed past La Grange to the tune of 56-21 on Friday. With that victory, the Brahmas brought their scoring average up to 29 points per game.
Giddings better keep an eye on Travis Turner. He was instrumental in Bellville's win, rushing for 219 yards and three TDs on only 13 carries. Turner really tore up the turf during one magnificent 77-yard run. Kendrick Turner was another key player, rushing for 162 yards and a pair of scores on only 12 carries.
Bellville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 538 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2024.
Bellville pushed their record up to 5-2 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to yards per carry: they averaged an imposing 7.7 yards per carry in those games compared to only 3.05 in the others. As for Giddings, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-5.
Giddings was taken down by Bellville 60-0 when the teams last played back in October of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Turner, who rushed for 101 yards and three touchdowns on only five carries. Now that the Buffaloes know the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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