After each having a week off, the El Campo Ricebirds and the Jones Trojans will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in El Campo's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last three matchups.
El Campo will head into Friday's game hoping to keep the good times rolling: they only won by three when they last took the field, which might have inspired the 49-point they dealt Giddings last Friday. El Campo took their contest at home with ease, bagging a 56-7 victory over Giddings. Given the Ricebirds' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 338th, while the Buffaloes are ranked 819th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
El Campo's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Vladimir Garcia, who rushed for 78 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries, and Colt Reeve, who threw for 23 yards and a touchdown.
El Campo didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Garcia and Jabary Foley. Foley 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. Another thorn in Giddings' side was Will Rod, who picked up a sack, made 13 total tackles, and defended a pass.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, El Campo was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 231 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Jones, who bounced back after a loss on the road back in September. They walked away with a 26-19 win over Hallettsville last Friday.
Beau Auzston went supernova for Jones, throwing for 289 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.1 yards per attempt, and also rushing for 82 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries. The dominant performance gave Auzston a new career-high in rushing yards.
El Campo pushed their record up to 4-1 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Jones, their record now sits at 2-3.
Everything came up roses for El Campo against Jones when the teams last played back in November of 2019, as the team secured a 49-13 win. In that match, El Campo amassed a halftime lead of 35-7, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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