After two games on the road, Bowie is heading back home. They will host the Arlington Colts at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Bowie will bounce into Friday's contest after beating Martin, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. Bowie came out on top against Martin by a score of 34-24 on Friday.
Larry Nichols continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 95 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 carries, while also throwing for 200 yards and a touchdown while completing 73.7% of his passes. Another player making a difference was Darrion Bowers, who rushed for 179 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.2 yards per carry.
Bowie didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Princeton Campbell and Kyle Smith. Another thorn in Martin's side was Kevin Baines, who made 14 total tackles and defended a pass.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Bowie was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 273 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 187 rushing yards in four consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Arlington entered their tilt with Sam Houston on Friday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They claimed a resounding 38-10 win over the Texans on the road. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 31-7.
Arlington's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Ibrahim Otokiti led the charge by rushing for 82 yards and two touchdowns. Jamar Burton was another key pass catcher, picking up 67 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
The victory got Bowie back to even at 3-3. As for Arlington, they pushed their record up to 5-1 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Bowie was able to grind out a solid victory over Arlington in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, winning 28-21. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Arlington's Coleman Cravens, who rushed for 80 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries, and also threw for 66 yards and a touchdown. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Bowie still be able to contain Cravens? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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