The Pflugerville Connally Cougars will square off against the Jefferson Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Pflugerville Connally knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past four games -- so hopefully Jefferson likes a good challenge.
Pflugerville Connally is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Pflugerville, posting a 65-26 victory. The Cougars might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matchups by 39 points or more this season.
The match pitted two dominant signal callers against one another in Jase Watkins and Cole Taylor. Watkins had a solid game on Friday and rushed for 68 yards and one TD on only five carries. Meanwhile, Taylor was balling out in the loss, throwing for 268 yards and a pair of touchdowns while picking up 12.8 yards per attempt, and also punching in one score on the ground.
Meanwhile, Jefferson humbled Edison with a 41-6 victory. That looming 41-6 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Mustangs yet this season.
Jefferson's win came from a few key players Pflugerville Connally will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Aiden Urdiales, who threw for 123 yards and three TDs while completing 75% of his passes. Those 123 passing yards gave him a new career-high. Marnez Davis also helped out as he racked up 112 rushing yards.
One reason for the win was Jefferson's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for ten sacks. It was truly a group effort as Andrew Arredondo, Julian Cervera, Aaron Garcia, and Michael Bejar picked up two apiece. Bejar also rushed for 102 rushing yards, which is notable because Jefferson is undefeated when he posts at least 100 rushing yards, but 1-6 otherwise. Another thorn in Edison's side was Damian Ramirez, who picked up a sack, forced one fumble, and made 18 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Jefferson is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests. That's provided a massive bump to their 4-6 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 33.8 points over those games. As for Pflugerville Connally, their record now sits at 6-4.
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