The Crowley Eagles's homestand will continue as they prepare to take on the Midland Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Crowley is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They breezed by Northwest to the tune of 51-14. The matchup was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 37-7.
Caleb Williams was his usual excellent self, rushing for 175 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries, while also throwing for 120 yards and two touchdowns. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 80-yard run. Derrick Tasby Jr was Williams' top target, picking up 85 receiving yards and a touchdown, while also punching in a touchdown on the ground.
Crowley's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB five times. Tyler Hooper was especially locked on to Northwest's QB and sacked him three times. With that strong performance, Hooper is now averaging an impressive 5.3 total tackles per game.
Crowley was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 364 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 202 rushing yards in eight consecutive games.
Meanwhile, everything came up roses for Midland against Pebble Hills on Friday as the team secured a 42-14 win. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 101st, while the Spartans are ranked 391st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
It was another big night for Stroman Bridges, who rushed for 104 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 33 yards and a touchdown.
Crowley has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a massive bump to their 7-4 record this season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 29.3 points. As for Midland, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-3.
Saturday's contest might be decided in the on the ground. Crowley has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 282.4 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Midland struggles in that department as they've been averaging 415.6. It's looking like Saturday's matchup might have some serious battles in the trenches. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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