The Estacado Matadors will venture away from home to face off against the Borger Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Estacado has five straight victories, Borger has 11 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Estacado is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They walked away with a 58-51 win over Perryton on Thursday. That's two games straight that the Matadors have won by exactly seven points.
James Bozeman had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 166 yards and a pair of TDs while picking up 10.4 yards per carry. Another back making a difference was Cedric Ross, who rushed for 73 yards and one touchdown.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Estacado was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 302 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since the start of last season.
D'Marie Traylor
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Estacado didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off five passes before the game was over. Bozeman led the group effort, picking up two of those interceptions all by himself. D'Marie Traylor also set a new season-high mark in total tackles with seven. He got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Borger played a tough matchup on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They had to suffer through a 65-3 loss at the hands of Liberty. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 1056th, while the Patriots are ranked 228th).
Estacado's victory bumped their record up to 6-2. As for Borger, their loss dropped their record down to 0-7.
Everything came up roses for Estacado against Borger in their previous meeting back in October of 2024, as the squad secured a 59-14 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Matadors since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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