The Brenham Cubs will venture away from home to square off against the Ellison Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Brenham knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past seven contests -- so hopefully Ellison likes a good challenge.
Last Friday, everything went Brenham's way against Rudder as Brenham made off with a 31-10 victory. The 31-point effort marked the Cubs' lowest-scoring match of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Brenham can attribute much of their success to Xyran Upshaw, who rushed for 72 yards and a touchdown. Those 72 rushing yards gave Upshaw a new career-high.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Brenham was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 338 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 164 rushing yards in seven consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Ellison never let their opponents score on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Waco 40-0 on the road. Winning may never get old, but the Eagles sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.
Ellison's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Sidney Holland Jr led the charge by throwing for 341 yards and three touchdowns while completing 76.7% of his passes, and also rushing for 31 yards and a touchdown. Holland Jr is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for three or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season. Juan Ramirez also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Ellison didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Diondre Bell, Sema'J Howard, and Joseph Fowlkes Iv picked up one apiece. Xavier Rivera was another major factor on D, picking up three sacks, forcing a fumble, and making ten total tackles.
Brenham pushed their record up to 6-1 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Ellison, they now have a winning record of 4-3.
The upcoming matchup will be a clash of competing strengths. Brenham has deployed a run-first offense that has averaged 273 rushing yards a game. Meanwhile, Ellison has preferred to attack from the air: they average 315.6 passing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Friday? There's only one way to find out.
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