Two dominant backs in Aydan Martinez-Brown and Jamarcus Shockley are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. A feisty cat fight will be fought when the College Station Cougars challenge the Angleton Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday... College Station will be looking to extend their current eight-game winning streak.
College Station is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They enjoyed a cozy 49-35 victory over Lufkin. The Cougars pushed the score to 42-21 by the end of the third, a deficit the Panthers cut but never quite recovered from.
Martinez-Brown continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 105 yards and three touchdowns on only ten carries, while also picking up 112 receiving yards. Cade Corcoran was another key player, throwing for 318 yards and two touchdowns while completing 77.8% of his passes.
College Station didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Zan Stevens and Kai Bell. Bell is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last three games he's played.
Meanwhile, Angleton had already won two in a row and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They walked away with a 36-29 win over the Titans. That's two games straight that the Wildcats have won by exactly seven points.
Angleton got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Shockley out in front who rushed for 107 yards and two touchdowns. That's the most rushing yards Shockley has posted since back in October. The team also got some help courtesy of J'Shun Sanders, who rushed for 67 yards and a touchdown.
Angleton was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 275 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 166 rushing yards in three consecutive games.
College Station pushed their record up to 11-1 with the win, which was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 33.6 points. As for Angleton, their record is now 11-1.
Friday's match might be decided in the on the ground. College Station has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 207.8 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Angleton struggles in that department as they've been averaging 259.1. It's looking like Friday's matchup might have some serious battles in the trenches.
College Station was able to grind out a solid victory over Angleton in their previous matchup back in November of 2022, winning 27-20. Will College Station repeat their success, or does Angleton have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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