Two dominant backs in Drew Bailey and Davekio Ruffin are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Sam Houston Broncos will square off against the Zachary Broncos at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Sam Houston is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 35.3 points per game this season.
Sam Houston will roll into the matchup after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up seven points last Friday, then bounced right back against Barbe on Friday. Sam Houston strolled past Barbe with points to spare, taking the game 42-23.
Bailey continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 152 yards and four touchdowns, while also picking up 59 receiving yards and a touchdown. Gavin Stout was another key player, throwing for 179 yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Zachary entered their game against Catholic on Thursday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Zachary took a hard 73-55 fall against Catholic. The Broncos have struggled against the Bears recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Zachary might have lost, but man, Ruffin was a machine: he rushed for 304 yards and six touchdowns while picking up 11.3 yards per carry. Ruffin is becoming a predictor of Zachary's success: when he posts at least 100 rushing yards the team is undefeated (and 2-3 when he doesn't). Zachary also got help from Tralan Sept, who showed off his sure hands for 128 receiving yards.
Sam Houston's victory bumped their record up to 6-4. As for Zachary, their defeat ended an 11-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 6-3.
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