Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Elgin). They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat the Crockett Cougars 84-0 at home. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 444th, while the Cougars are ranked 1124th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Dylan Owens continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 88 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries, while also throwing for 138 yards and two touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes. He is becoming a predictor of Elgin's success: when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns the team is 2-1 (and 1-3 when he doesn't). Jalen Owens was another key player, picking up 90 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Elgin was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 247 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 170 rushing yards in four consecutive contests.
Elgin wouldn't let Crockett keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Elgin can thank Jose Quintanilla and Given Ukanda for forcing both of them.
Elgin is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 3-4 record this season. As for Crockett, they are on an eight-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-7.
Elgin will challenge Bastrop at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Bastrop is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 41.3 points per game this season. As for Crockett, a feisty cat fight will be fought when Cougars faces off against Pflugerville at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. They also hasn't been messing around on offense: they've averged 46.9 points per game.
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