After each having a week off, the Montgomery Bears and the Dayton Broncos will shake off the cobwebs and square off against one another at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
Dayton is hoping to do what Elgin couldn't last Friday: put an end to Montgomery's winning streak (dating back to last season), which now stands at five games. Montgomery simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Elgin 67-26 at home. Given the Bears' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 214th, while the Wildcats are ranked 594th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Montgomery's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Damion Taylor, who rushed for 95 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 43 receiving yards. Taylor got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 89 yards. Another back making a difference was Keldrid Ben, who rushed for 73 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Montgomery was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 399 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 203 rushing yards in five consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Montgomery wouldn't let Elgin keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Montgomery can thank Phillip Raglin and Braxden Havard for forcing both of them.
Meanwhile, after only ten points in their last match, Dayton made sure to put some points up on the board against Porter last Friday. Everything went Dayton's way against Porter as Dayton made off with a 42-20 win. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Broncos have posted against the Spartans since November 7, 2014.
Jaleel Kendrick and Jerry Prieto Jr were among the main playmakers for Dayton as the former rushed for 154 yards and two touchdowns and the latter threw for 177 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave Kendrick a new career-high in rushing yards.
Montgomery's win bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Dayton, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Montgomery came up short against Dayton in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, falling 39-34. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Dayton's Denim Foster, who rushed for 74 yards and three touchdowns. Now that Montgomery knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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