Bridge City put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They took their matchup at home with ease, bagging a 49-20 win over the Vidor Pirates. Fans of the Cardinals have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Bridge City to victory, but perhaps none more so than Hutch Bearden, who rushed for 56 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 128 yards and a touchdown on only 11 passes. Ashton Sumrall was another key rusher, rushing for 110 yards and a touchdown.
Bridge City wouldn't let Vidor keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Bridge City can thank Kolby Leblanc and Bryce Breeden for forcing both of them. Breeden also set a new season high mark in total tackles with 13. Another thorn in Vidor's side was Braxton Lynam, who made seven total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Bridge City was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 202 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 202 rushing yards in five consecutive matches.
Bridge City's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-0. As for Vidor, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-4.
Bridge City has already played their next game, a 28-24 win against Hardin-Jefferson on the 11th. As for Vidor, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next contest, a 65-38 defeat against Hargrave on the 11th.
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