El Campo is 8-1 against Bay City since October of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The El Campo Ricebirds will head out to take on the Bay City Blackcats at 7:30 p.m. El Campo knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past five games -- so hopefully Bay City likes a good challenge.
El Campo's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They blew past Floresville, posting a 66-0 victory at home. The result was nothing new for the Ricebirds, who have now won five matchups by 42 points or more so far this season.
Vladimir Garcia went supernova for El Campo, rushing for 241 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries. Garcia's longest rush was for an impressive 66 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
El Campo wouldn't let Floresville keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. El Campo can thank Will Rod and Kylon Taylor for forcing both of them. Rod is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last 13 games he's played dating back to last season.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, El Campo was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 404 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Bay City had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 34.3 points) and they went ahead and made it five on Friday. They strolled past the Bears with points to spare, taking the game 40-21. The Blackcats pushed the score to 33-7 by the end of the third, a deficit the Bears cut but never quite recovered from.
Bay City's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Jada Andrews, who gained 193 total yards and three touchdowns, and Alex Estrada, who threw for 294 yards and three touchdowns while completing 78.3% of his passes. 105 of those passing yards were hauled in by Xylan Williams, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
El Campo's win was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-1. As for Bay City, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 6-1.
El Campo came up short against Bay City in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 25-21. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Andrews, who rushed for 178 yards and three touchdowns. Now that El Campo knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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