The Bay City Blackcats will take on the La Vernia Bears at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Bay City comes in on 11 and La Vernia on six.
Bay City is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They walked away with a 28-21 victory over Calallen.
The match pitted two dominant signal callers against one another in Alex Estrada and Sebastian Dennis. Estrada had a great game and threw for 324 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.2 yards per attempt. Meanwhile, Dennis did his best for the losing side, rushing for 132 yards and a touchdown, while also throwing for 111 yards and a touchdown.
Bay City didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Michael Franklin and James Copeland. Copeland is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last eight games he's played. Bay City got some further help from Jaden Malone: he made 22 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, La Vernia had just enough and edged Calhoun out 24-21 on Friday. That's two games straight that the Bears have won by exactly three points.
La Vernia found their leader in sophomore Ty Carter, who rushed for 233 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 10.6 yards per carry. Carter really tore up the turf during one magnificent 72-yard run. Sean Garza was another key player, rushing for 77 yards and a touchdown.
La Vernia was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 356 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 228 rushing yards in six consecutive matches.
La Vernia pushed their record up to 10-3 with the win, which was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 31.3 points. As for Bay City, their record is now 12-1.
We should be in store for an exciting game as Bay City and La Vernia have no problem gaining yardage. Bay City has been on an offensive roll this season, having averaged 388.5 total yards per game. However, it's not like La Vernia struggles in that department as they've been averaging 379.7. With a pair of commanding offenses duking it out, the defenses are going to have their work cut out for them.
Bay City strolled past La Vernia in their previous matchup back in October by a score of 40-21. Will Bay City repeat their success, or does La Vernia have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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