Montgomery put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They took their contest at home with ease, bagging a 67-26 win over the Elgin Wildcats. Given the Bears' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 231st, while the Wildcats are ranked 717th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Montgomery to victory, but perhaps none more so than Damion Taylor, who rushed for 95 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 43 receiving yards. Taylor's longest rush was for an incredible 89 yards. Another rusher making a difference was Keldrid Ben, who rushed for 73 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Montgomery was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 399 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since was before the start of last season.
Montgomery wouldn't let Elgin keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Montgomery can thank Phillip Raglin and Braxden Havard for forcing both of them.
When it comes to explaining why Elgin lost, don't look at Jalen Owens. Despite the final result, he rushed for 110 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries, and also threw for 128 yards and two touchdowns on only five passes. Dylan Owens was another key player, picking up 129 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Montgomery's victory bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Elgin, they are on a four-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-3.
Montgomery will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Dayton at 7:00 p.m. on September 27th. As for Elgin, they will square off against McCallum at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. McCallum knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 point or more in their past three matches -- so hopefully Elgin likes a good challenge.
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