The Benbrook Bobcats are taking a road trip to challenge the Eagle Mountain Knights at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Benbrook is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
Benbrook is headed into the matchup having just posted their biggest win since August 25, 2023 on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 28-6 margin over Eastern Hills. Given the Bobcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 200th, while the Highlanders are ranked 897th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Brady Gordon continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 166 yards and three touchdowns on only 13 carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 54 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Carlos Harris also helped out as he racked up 122 rushing yards.
Benbrook was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 297 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 268 rushing yards in four consecutive games.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Benbrook's defense and their five sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Jacob Carpenter and Christian Gleason, who racked up four sacks between them. Carpenter is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last five games he's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Eagle Mountain). They put the hurt on Ferris with a sharp 35-13 victory on Friday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Knights.
Eagle Mountain got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was TERRY STARKS out in front who rushed for 132 yards. The team also got some help courtesy of MAMOUD HUSSEIN, who rushed for 73 yards and a touchdown on only five carries.
Eagle Mountain wouldn't let Ferris keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Eagle Mountain can thank Zachary Thomas and Jayden Hernandez for forcing both of them. With that strong performance, Hernandez is now averaging an impressive 5.2 total tackles per game.
Benbrook's record is now 4-0. As for Eagle Mountain, the victory got them back to even at 2-2.
Friday's match might be decided in the on the ground. Benbrook has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 313 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Eagle Mountain struggles in that department as they've been averaging 182. It's looking like Friday's contest might have some serious battles in the trenches. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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