With a playoff game on the line, Fort Bend Marshall rose to the challenge on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Bastrop Bears 38-10. The result was nothing new for the Buffalos, who have now won six matches by 24 points or more so far this season.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Peyton Long and Durell Taylor. Long rushed for 151 yards and a touchdown while picking up 9.4 yards per carry while Taylor rushed for 64 yards and three touchdowns. That's the most rushing yards Long has posted since back in October of 2023. Kaeden Johnson was another key player, throwing for 153 yards and a touchdown.
Fort Bend Marshall was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 323 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 173 rushing yards in four consecutive contests.
Bastrop's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Weston Nielsen, who threw for 269 yards and a touchdown, and Brent Carter, who picked up 73 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Fort Bend Marshall has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-2 record this season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 34.3 points. As for Bastrop, they moved to 9-3 with that loss, which also ended their eight-game winning streak.
Fort Bend Marshall has already played their next game, a 31-21 defeat against Iowa Colony on the 29th. Bastrop does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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