A feisty cat fight will be fought when Wildcats faces off against the Crockett Cougars at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. They will need to watch out since Elgin has now posted at least 31 points in their last three matchups.
Elgin will head into Friday's match out to bounce back: they won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune on Friday. They lost 73-53 to Liberty Hill. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game back in September (38), the Wildcats still had to take the loss.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Zaire Nuells, who rushed for 96 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries, and also picked up 119 receiving yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Dylan Owens was another key signal caller, throwing for 245 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 11.1 yards per attempt.
Elgin wouldn't let Liberty Hill keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Elgin can thank Jackson Clowdus and Xavier Penson for forcing both of them. Clowdus also set a new season high mark in total tackles with 14. Noddyn Bailey was another major factor on D, making ten total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Crockett was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss dating back to last season. They fell 20-7 to Navarro. The contest was a 7-7 toss-up at halftime, but the Cougars couldn't quite close it out.
Elgin's defeat dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Crockett, their loss dropped their record down to 0-6.
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