Bastrop extended their winning streak to five games thanks to a huge performance from Weston Nielsen. Everything went the Bastrop Bears' way against the Elgin Wildcats on Friday as the Bastrop Bears made off with a 47-24 win thanks in part to Nielsen, who threw for 352 yards and five touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. He has been hot recently, having posted three or more passing touchdowns the last four times he's played.
Bastrop wouldn't let Elgin keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Bastrop can thank Val Regalado and Andy McCarus for forcing both of them.
Elgin's loss came despite strong showings from Jalen Owens and Dylan Owens. Jalen gained 191 total yards and a touchdown, while Dylan threw for 245 yards and two touchdowns.
Bastrop's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-2. As for Elgin, their loss dropped their record down to 3-5.
Bastrop will take on Pflugerville at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 842 yards in their previous games. As for Elgin, a feisty cat fight will be fought when Wildcats faces off against Pflugerville Connally at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Elgin is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 39.4 points per game this season.
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