Bullard scored the most points they've had all season on Friday, but it wasn't enough. They and the Brownsboro Bears were almost perfectly matched up, but the Bullard Panthers suffered a 31-30 loss. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Panthers of the 34-28 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in October of 2023.
Despite the loss, Bullard still got an impressive performance from Crew Bowman, who threw for 191 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 43 yards and a touchdown. 96 of Bowman's passing yards were hauled in by Hendrix Smith.
Bullard wouldn't let Brownsboro keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Keyshawn Jeffery, Trey Martin, and Ben Villani picked up one apiece. Martin has been hot for a while, having also posted five or more total tackles the last 19 times he's played.
Bullard is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-7. As for Brownsboro, the win snapped their losing streak at 11 games dating back to last season and leaves them with a 1-8 record.
Bullard and Brownsboro could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Texas Rankings. Bullard (ranked 588th) will meet Athens (ranked 186th) at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Brownsboro (ranked 851st) will meet Carthage (ranked 23rd) at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
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