Bellville is 4-0 against La Grange since November of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Bellville Brahmas will host the La Grange Leopards at 7:30 p.m. Bellville will be looking to keep their eight-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
Last Friday, Bellville beat Sealy 35-28. Given the Brahmas' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 98th, while the Tigers are ranked 219th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
It was another big night for Dd Murray, who rushed for 115 yards, and also picked up 61 receiving yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Bellville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 222 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 189 rushing yards in 22 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Bellville didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Nic Carlile and Don Gillum.
Meanwhile, La Grange entered their game against Madisonville on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. La Grange received a blow as they fell 56-42 to Madisonville. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game back in September (34), the Leopards still had to take the loss.
The victory got Bellville back to even at 3-3. As for La Grange, they moved to 4-2 with that loss, which also ended their three-game winning streak.
Everything came up roses for Bellville against La Grange in their previous matchup back in August of 2023, as the team secured a 68-20 win. In that matchup, Bellville amassed a halftime lead of 62-13, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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