The Texas City Stingarees will head out to take on the Brenham Cubs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Texas City is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Iowa Colony on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Texas City lost 40-18 to Iowa Colony. While losing is never fun, the Stingarees can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 303rd, while the Pioneers are ranked 77th).
Meanwhile, Brenham entered their tilt with Belton on Thursday with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They enjoyed a cozy 42-24 victory over the Tigers.
Brenham found their leader in sophomore Jakoby Dixon, who rushed for 234 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 9.8 yards per carry, and also picked up 40 receiving yards. Dixon really tore up the turf during one magnificent 83-yard run.
Dixon was just one part of a punishing run game: Brenham was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 268 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 164 rushing yards in ten consecutive matches.
Most of the squad's points came courtesy of special teams, who contributed 24 in total. All came courtesy of Bleu Cienega: he went 6-for-6 kicking field goals for 18 points.
Brenham's record is now 9-1. As for Texas City, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-4.
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