A feisty cat fight will be fought when Wildcats challenges the Pflugerville Connally Cougars at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Elgin is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 39.4 points per game this season.
Elgin is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Bastrop on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Elgin lost 47-24 to Bastrop.
The match pitted two dominant signal callers against one another in Dylan Owens and Weston Nielsen. Nielsen had a great game and threw for 352 yards and five touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes. Meanwhile, Owens was balling out in the loss, throwing for 245 yards and two touchdowns, while also punching in a touchdown on the ground.
Even if they lost, Elgin's defensive line still kept up the pressure with four sacks. Matthew Clear was especially locked on to Bastrop's QB and sacked him twice.
Meanwhile, Pflugerville Connally got themselves on the board against Navarro on Friday, but Navarro never followed suit. They blew past the Vikings 55-0. The Cougars might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matchups by 34 points or more this season.
Pflugerville Connally's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Josh Whitehead, who gained 123 total yards and two touchdowns, and Zaden Howard, who threw for 187 yards and four touchdowns while completing 92.9% of his passes. The team also got some help courtesy of Aidin Smart, who picked up 56 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Elgin's loss dropped their record down to 3-5. As for Pflugerville Connally, the victory got them back to even at 4-4.
Friday's contest might be decided in the on the ground. Elgin has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 174.9 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Pflugerville Connally struggles in that department as they've been averaging 154.6. It's looking like Friday's match might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Elgin took their win against Pflugerville Connally in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 50-28. Does Elgin have another victory up their sleeve, or will Pflugerville Connally turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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