Two dominant wideouts in Griffen Johnston and TERRY STARKS are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Burkburnett Bulldogs will take on the Eagle Mountain Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Burkburnett comes in still looking for their first win of the season.
Burkburnett is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Graham on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. The Bulldogs came up short against the Steers, falling 34-14. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 759th, while the Steers are ranked 239th).
Meanwhile, after soaring to 46 points the game before, Eagle Mountain was a bit more limited in their matchup on Friday. They were outmatched by Brock and fell 41-13. The game marked the Knights' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Burkburnett's defeat dropped their record down to 0-6. As for Eagle Mountain, their loss dropped their record down to 4-2.
Burkburnett was dealt a bruising 56-26 defeat at the hands of Eagle Mountain in their previous matchup back in October of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of STARKS, who rushed for 292 yards while picking up 8.1 yards per carry. Now that the Bulldogs know the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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