While it was all tied up 14-14 at halftime, Bridgeport was not quite Burkburnett's equal in the second half on Friday. They took a hard 42-28 fall against the Burkburnett Bulldogs. The Bulls have struggled against the Bulldogs recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Bridgeport wouldn't let Burkburnett keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Bridgeport can thank Melvin Lujan and Cooper Moyers for forcing both of them. Moyers also posted two sacks, which is notable because Bridgeport is 2-1 when he posts at least two sacks, but 1-5 otherwise. Another thorn in Burkburnett's side was Joey Vasquez, who picked up a sack and made seven total tackles (2.0 for loss).
A big part of Burkburnett's victory came down to the chemistry between Brody Boyd and his top target J'Quan Carroll. Boyd threw for 382 yards and four touchdowns while completing 72.7% of his passes while Carroll picked up 175 receiving yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance also gave Boyd a new career-high in rushing yards (seven). A healthy portion of Boyd's aerial production (112 yards to be exact) also went to Garrett Bailey, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Bridgeport's defeat dropped their record down to 3-6. As for Burkburnett, they moved to 2-7 with that win, which also ended their six-game losing streak.
Bridgeport has already played their next matchup, a 56-7 loss against Brock on the 8th. As for Burkburnett, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, a 27-17 defeat against Mineral Wells on the 8th.
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