The Ridge Point Panthers will take on the Bridgeland Bears at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Thursday, Ridge Point came up short against Fulshear and fell 49-41. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game two weeks ago (38), the Panthers still had to take the loss.
Ridge Point might have lost, but man, Austin Carlisle was a machine: he rushed for 199 yards and three touchdowns on only 12 carries, and also threw for 146 yards and a touchdown on only 13 passes. With that strong performance, Carlisle is now averaging an impressive 130.5 rushing yards per game.
Even though they lost, Ridge Point was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 261 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since was before the start of last season.
Meanwhile, Bridgeland didn't have too much trouble with Tompkins on the road on Friday as they won 41-24. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Bears.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Kash Schwab and he. Schwab gained 115 total yards and a touchdown while he gained 115 total yards and a touchdown.
Bridgeland's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Jaylen McLemore and Tristen Villanueva.
Ridge Point's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 1-1. As for Bridgeland, they pushed their record up to 2-0 with that win, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season.
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