The Silsbee Tigers will square off against the Bellville Brahmas at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Silsbee sitting on three straight wins and Bellville on six.
Silsbee is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They breezed by Royal to the tune of 45-6. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 224th, while the Falcons are ranked 589th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Silsbee had a senior duo take command as Michael Moshier gained 264 total yards and two touchdowns and Jayden Miller picked up 128 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Miller really caught the secondary sleeping when he pulled down a catch that went for 70 yards. Jacaleb Johnson also helped out with an impressive 114 receiving yards.
Meanwhile, while Bellville put up plenty of points on Thursday, the same can't be said for Connally. Bellville took their match with ease, bagging a 35-0 victory over Connally. The result was nothing new for the Brahmas, who have now won seven contests by 26 points or more so far this season.
Bellville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 457 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 189 rushing yards in 27 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Silsbee has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 37.4 points per game. As for Bellville, their win bumped their record up to 8-3.
Silsbee took a serious blow against Bellville in their previous meeting back in November of 2023, falling 61-7. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point Silsbee was down 44-0.
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