Two dominant signal callers in Holden Phillips and Mikey Cota are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Frenship Tigers will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Odessa Bronchos at 7:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Frenship has six straight victories, Odessa has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Frenship is headed into the contest having just posted their closest win since October 20, 2023 on Friday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Midland Legacy 51-48.
A big part of Frenship's win came down to the chemistry between Chase Campbell and his top target Phillips. Campbell gained 232 total yards and four touchdowns while Phillips threw for 425 yards and four touchdowns while completing 82.1% of his passes. Phillips is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for three or more in the last seven games he's played dating back to last season. Leyton Stone was Phillips' top target, picking up 173 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, a victory for Odessa just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were beaten by Midland 54-21. The game marked the Bronchos' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Odessa might have lost, but man, Jorge Valdez was a machine: he rushed for 91 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries. Valdez's longest rush was for an incredible 72 yards.
Frenship's win was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-1. As for Odessa, their loss dropped their record down to 2-4.
Keep an eye on the quarterbacks in this one, as the two teams don't mess around when it comes to the passing game. Frenship has been unstoppable in the air this season, having averaged 432.7 passing yards per game. However, it's not like Odessa struggles in that department as they've been averaging 360.2. It's looking like Friday's match might be a classic QB duel.
Everything came up roses for Frenship against Odessa in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, as the squad secured a 77-49 victory. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Cota, who threw for 347 yards and seven touchdowns while completing 71.8% of his passes. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Frenship still be able to contain Cota? There's only one way to find out.
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