Ben Bolt played a tough contest on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were beaten by the Agua Dulce Longhorns 50-22. The Badgers were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Longhorns apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in November of 2024.
Cristian Chapa threw for 195 yards and one TD. Oriyan Elizalde was his top target, picking up 62 receiving yards and one score. On the ground, Noah Perez rushed for 126 yards and one touchdown.
Agua Dulce had a senior duo take command as Aiden Martinez rushed for 194 yards and a pair of touchdowns while picking up 9.2 yards per carry and Lane Ranly threw for 212 yards and five TDs. Those five passing touchdowns set a new season-high mark for Ranly.
This is the second loss in a row for Ben Bolt and nudges their season record down to 3-5. Admittedly, the team was facing some tough opposition over that stretch, including 7-1 La Villa (their opponents had an average overall winning percentage of 82.6% over those games). As for Agua Dulce, the win was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 7-2.
We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Ben Bolt will take on rival Woodsboro at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Agua Dulce is set to face off against their familiar foe La Villa at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 840 yards in their previous games.
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