A well-balanced attack led Bastrop over Pflugerville Connally in every quarter on their way to victory on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the Bastrop Bears blew the Pflugerville Connally Cougars out of the water with a 67-21 final score. With the Bears ahead 47-14 at the half, the game was all but over already.
Weston Nielsen was his usual excellent self, throwing for 375 yards and six touchdowns while completing 77.8% of his passes, and also punching in a touchdown on the ground. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 3.3 passing touchdowns per game. Brent Carter was Nielsen's top target, picking up 160 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Aidin Smart and Jonah Garcia certainly did their best on Friday to avoid the loss. Smart picked up 97 receiving yards and a touchdown, while Garcia rushed for 57 yards and two touchdowns. Smart torched the secondary when he pulled down a catch that went for 71 yards.
The win (which was Bastrop's third in a row) raised their record to 4-2. As for Pflugerville Connally, their loss was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 2-4.
Bastrop wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next matchup, a 70-0 victory against Navarro on the 18th. Pflugerville Connally has also already played their next contest, a 49-46 win against McCallum on the 18th.
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