After each having a week off, the Bastrop Bears and the Pflugerville Connally Cougars will shake off the cobwebs and square off against one another at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Friday, Bastrop beat McCallum 39-32. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Bears.
Bastrop got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Weston Nielsen out in front who threw for 323 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 12.9 yards per attempt. Jaelyn Gratten was Nielsen's top target, picking up 144 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Pflugerville Connally). They took their contest at home two weeks ago with ease, bagging a 63-7 win over Crockett.
Bastrop now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Pflugerville Connally, their victory bumped their record up to 2-3.
Bastrop came out on top in a nail-biter against Pflugerville Connally in their previous meeting back in October of 2021, sneaking past 17-15. Does Bastrop have another victory up their sleeve, or will Pflugerville Connally turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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