The Haltom Buffalos will square off against the Bowie Volunteers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Haltom comes in on three and Bowie on four.
Haltom is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They came out on top against Martin by a score of 56-49 on Friday. With that victory, the Buffalos brought their scoring average up to 29.1 points per game.
Vudrico Roberson continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 394 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 14.1 yards per carry. His longest rush was for an incredible 94 yards. Another back making a difference was Keenan Jackson, who rushed for 156 yards and three touchdowns.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Haltom was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 557 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 190 rushing yards in seven consecutive games.
Haltom didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Brian Connors.
Meanwhile, Bowie really took it to Arlington for the full four quarters, racking up a 48-21 win at home. The Volunteers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matches by 27 points or more this season.
Larry Nichols was his usual excellent self, rushing for 215 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries, while also throwing for 150 yards and two touchdowns. Those 215 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. Darrion Bowers was another key player, rushing for 100 yards and three touchdowns.
Bowie's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB eight times. Arlington's QB won't forget Bryson Castile anytime soon given he sacked him three times.
Haltom is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 4-3 record this season. As for Bowie, they now also have a winning record of 4-3.
Friday's contest might be decided in the on the ground. Haltom has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 341.9 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Bowie struggles in that department as they've been averaging 235.7. It's looking like Friday's game might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Haltom didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Bowie when the teams last played back in November of 2018, but they still walked away with a 47-41 victory. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Bowie's Malcolm Mays, who rushed for 94 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries, and also threw for 191 yards and two touchdowns on only 18 passes. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Haltom to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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