Two dominant signal callers in Davis Roup and Shaan Patel are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. After each having a week off, the Cinco Ranch Cougars and the Fulshear Chargers will shake off the rust and duke it out at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Cinco Ranch will be looking to extend their current six-game winning streak.
Cinco Ranch is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They claimed a resounding 52-14 win over Morton Ranch. With the Cougars ahead 28-0 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.
Cinco Ranch found their leader in sophomore Roup, who threw for 277 yards and five touchdowns while completing 77.8% of his passes, and also rushed for 50 yards and one score. Jacob Chevez really caught the secondary sleeping when he pulled down a catch that went for 75 yards.
Meanwhile, Fulshear didn't have too much trouble with Alief Elsik last Friday as they won 51-33. The final result isn't all that surprising considering the Chargers' considerable advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 330th, while the Rams are ranked 878th).
Cinco Ranch better keep an eye on Kaden Bean. He was instrumental in Fulshear's win, rushing for 141 yards and one TD. Those 141 rushing yards gave Bean a new career-high. Jaelyn Collins was another key player, rushing for 70 yards and one touchdown on only six carries.
Fulshear was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 264 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Fulshear didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Jaxton Drain and Liam Clay. Clay got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Cinco Ranch's victory bumped their record up to 7-3. As for Fulshear, their win bumped their record up to an identical 7-3.
The upcoming contest will be a clash of competing strengths. Cinco Ranch has deployed a run-first offense that has averaged 149 rushing yards a game. Meanwhile, Fulshear has preferred to attack from the air: they average 301.7 passing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Friday? There's only one way to find out.
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