Two dominant signal callers in Xyran Upshaw and Marlyn Smith are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Brenham Cubs will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Ellison Eagles at 7:00 p.m. Brenham will come into the matchup with an undefeated record on the line.
Brenham is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took their contest on Friday with ease, bagging a 53-13 win over Rudder. The Cubs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six games by 21 points or more this season.
Chris Guidry had another great game (as he tends to do), picking up 162 receiving yards and three scores. He really caught the secondary sleeping when he pulled down a catch that went for 71 yards.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Ellison, who bounced back after a loss on the road two weeks ago. They claimed a resounding 56-7 victory over Waco. The Eagles haven't had any issues with the Lions recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive win against them.
Ellison had a senior duo take command as Evan Dowling rushed for 104 yards and a pair of TDs on only 13 carries and Kae'Andre Sayles picked up 112 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Sayles is becoming a predictor of the Eagles' success: when he posts at least 80 receiving yards the team is 2-1 (and 1-3 when he doesn't). Juan Ramirez got in on the action as well, returning a kick for a touchdown.
Ellison's victory bumped their record up to 3-4. As for Brenham, their win bumped their record up to 7-0.
Brenham took their victory against Ellison in their previous meeting back in October of 2024 by a conclusive 50-28 score. Will the Cubs repeat their success, or do the Eagles have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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