Glen Rose came tearing into Friday's game with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 39.3 points) and they left with even more momentum. They breezed by the Benbrook Bobcats to the tune of 52-14. The result was nothing new for the Tigers, who have now won five matchups by 28 points or more so far this season.
Glen Rose's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Canyon Evans led the charge by throwing for 255 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 11.1 yards per attempt. Evans has been hot , having posted three or more passing touchdowns the last six times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Brodey Bowman, who picked up 124 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Glen Rose didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Kaiden Shannon and Gabryel Diaz. With that strong performance, Shannon is now averaging an impressive 5.2 total tackles per game. Ryder Ribitzki was another major factor on D, picking up a sack, forcing a fumble, and making 17 total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Despite the defeat, Benbrook saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Carlos Harris rushed for 77 yards and a touchdown. Benbrook also got a significant boost from Brady Gordon, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 85 yards.
Glen Rose pushed their record up to 7-2 with the win, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Benbrook, the loss snapped their winning streak at eight games and leaves them with a 8-1 record.
Glen Rose and Benbrook should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Texas Rankings. Glen Rose (ranked 118th) will meet Dunbar (ranked 530th) at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Glen Rose is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 46.8 points per game this season. Meanwhile, Benbrook (ranked 265th) will meet Venus (ranked 1049th) at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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