The Brady Bulldogs will face off against the Eastland Mavericks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Brady knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past four games -- so hopefully Eastland likes a good challenge.
Brady barely beat Dublin the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Bulldogs blew past the Lions, posting a 62-13 win. The Bulldogs have beaten the Lions the last four times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Lions has come to flipping the script.
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Ashton Taylor had another great game (as he tends to do), rushing for 150 yards and four scores on only nine carries. Those four rushing touchdowns gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Alijah Stark, who rushed for 102 yards and a pair of TDs on only 12 carries.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Brady was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 460 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 163 rushing yards in 15 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Brady didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off five passes before the game was over. Stark led the group effort, picking up two of those interceptions all by himself. Taylor's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 111 rushing yards. Johnny Roque got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Eastland was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss dating back to last season. They came up short against Clifton, falling 28-6.
Brady's victory bumped their record up to 4-2. As for Eastland, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-6.
Everything came up roses for Brady against Eastland in their previous meeting back in October of 2024, as the team secured a 47-7 win. In that matchup, the Bulldogs amassed a halftime lead of 28-7, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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