The Montwood Rams will challenge the Midland Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Montwood came up short against El Dorado on Friday, falling 49-28. The Rams were down 49-21 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Montwood might have lost, but man, Damian Briano was a machine: he threw for 252 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 40 yards and a touchdown. Aiden Banuelos was Briano's top target, picking up 146 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Midland earned a 49-42 victory over Amarillo on Friday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Bulldogs.
Stroman Bridges had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 134 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in October of 2023.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Midland was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 399 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 173 rushing yards in five consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Montwood's loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Midland, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Montwood suffered a grim 39-14 defeat to Midland in their previous matchup back in August of 2023. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Montwood was down 29-0.
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