Brenham has gone a perfect 3-0 against Rudder recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Cubs will head out to take on the Rangers at 7:00 p.m. Brenham will come into the matchup with an undefeated record on the line.
Brenham's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They claimed a resounding 48-0 victory over Waco. The result was nothing new for the Cubs, who have now won five games by 21 points or more so far this season.
Xyran Upshaw
| 10/10/25 @ Waco | 258 |
| 09/12/25 vs Bryan | 235 |
| 09/26/25 @ Gilmer | 160 |
| 09/19/25 @ Killeen | 143 |
| 09/04/25 @ Sterling | 59 |
A big part of Brenham's win came down to the chemistry between Xyran Upshaw and his top target Chris Guidry. Upshaw threw for 258 yards and a pair of TDs while picking up 12.3 yards per attempt while Guidry picked up 139 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Those 258 passing yards gave Upshaw a new career-high. Brenham also got help from Cartelle Brown, who showed off his sure hands for 90 receiving yards.
Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Brenham proved: they limited Waco to a paltry 1.6 yards per carry. The team can thank Doyle Brown for the heroic effort on defense: he. Brenham's ground attack was stronger, having averaged 5.3.
Brenham didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Trelyn Kelly and Rylan Lewis.
Meanwhile, Rudder played a tough matchup on Thursday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were beaten by University 58-3. While losing is never fun, the Rangers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 732nd, while the Trojans are ranked 284th).
Brenham's victory bumped their record up to 6-0. As for Rudder, they dropped their record down to 1-5 with the loss, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Brenham took their win against Rudder in their previous meeting back in October of 2024 by a conclusive 31-10 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Cubs since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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