Bastrop has been on the road for two straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will host the McCallum Knights at 7:30 p.m. Bastrop's defense has only allowed 17.5 points per game this season, so McCallum's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Bastrop is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Crockett 69-6 on the road on Thursday. Given the Bears' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 324th, while the Cougars are ranked 1022nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Bastrop's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Weston Nielsen, who threw for 150 yards and two touchdowns while completing 90.9% of his passes, and Ladainian Merino, who rushed for 73 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries. The dominant performance also gave Nielsen a new career-high in rushing yards. Another signal caller making a difference was Quintaelyn Joyner, who threw for 100 yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, McCallum entered their game against Elgin on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. McCallum lost 50-26 to Elgin.
The victory got Bastrop back to even at 2-2. As for McCallum, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 2-2.
Bastrop took their win against McCallum when the teams last played back in October of 2015 by a conclusive 40-16. Does Bastrop have another victory up their sleeve, or will McCallum turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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