The Eagle Mountain Knights will take on the Benbrook Bobcats at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Eagle Mountain is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Ferris 35-13 on Friday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Knights.
Eagle Mountain can attribute much of their success to BRYCEN VINDIOLA, who rushed for 46 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 69 yards and a touchdown. TERRY STARKS was VINDIOLA's top target, rushing for 132 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Eagle Mountain was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 251 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 208 rushing yards in three consecutive games.
Eagle Mountain's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Gavriel Trevino and Alexander Burton.
Meanwhile, Benbrook put another one in the bag last Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. They were the clear victor by a 28-6 margin over Eastern Hills. That looming 28-6 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Bobcats yet this season.
Brady Gordon was his usual excellent self, rushing for 166 yards and three touchdowns on only 13 carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 54 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Carlos Harris was another key back, rushing for 122 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.6 yards per carry.
Benbrook's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB five times. The heavy lifting was done by Jacob Carpenter and Christian Gleason, who racked up four sacks between them. Carpenter is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last five games he's played dating back to last season.
The win got Eagle Mountain back to even at 2-2. As for Benbrook, their victory bumped their record up to 4-0.
Friday's match might be decided in the on the ground. Eagle Mountain has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 193.5 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Benbrook struggles in that department as they've been averaging 313. It's looking like Friday'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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