Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Bellville). They blew past the La Grange Leopards, posting a 63-20 win at home. Given the Brahmas' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 89th, while the Leopards are ranked 396th), the result on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.
It was another big night for Dd Murray, who rushed for 192 yards and four touchdowns on only 15 carries. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 115 rushing yards dating back to last season.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Bellville's defense and their five sacks. In that department, D'Ante Keys was the leader with two. He also set a new season high mark in total tackles with 18.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Bellville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 562 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Despite the loss, La Grange still got an impressive performance from Clayton Cooper, who rushed for 67 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 233 yards and a touchdown. A healthy portion of that aerial production (83 yards to be exact) went to Dillan Johnson, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Bellville now has a winning record of 4-3. As for La Grange, this is the second loss in a row for them and also nudges their season record down to 4-3.
Bellville will face off against Giddings at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Bellville knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past three contests -- so hopefully Giddings likes a good challenge. As for La Grange, they will take on Caldwell at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. La Grange is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 35.7 points per game this season.
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