Eagle Mountain has been on the road for two straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will welcome the Bridgeport Bulls at 7:00 p.m. Bridgeport took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Eagle Mountain, who comes in off a win.
Eagle Mountain is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by Burkburnett on the road to the tune of 56-26 on Friday. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Knights considering their seven-point performance the matchup before.
TERRY STARKS was his usual excellent self, rushing for 292 yards while picking up 8.1 yards per carry.
Eagle Mountain didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Mason Young and Matthew Neill. Young also made four total tackles, which is notable because Eagle Mountain is 2-1 when he posts at least four total tackles, but 1-3 otherwise. Qu'Mario Nichols was another major factor on D, picking up a sack, making 11 total tackles (3.0 for loss), and defending two passes.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Eagle Mountain was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 396 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Bridgeport fell victim to Graham and their airtight defense on Friday. They were dealt a 56-0 loss at the hands of the Steers. The defeat continues a trend for the Bulls in their matchups with the Steers: they've now lost seven in a row.
Eagle Mountain's win bumped their record up to 3-4. As for Bridgeport, their loss dropped their record down to 2-5.
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