Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Bastrop). They breezed by the Crockett Cougars on the road to the tune of 69-6 on Thursday. Given the Bears' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 305th, while the Cougars are ranked 1005th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Leading Bastrop to victory were Weston Nielsen and Ladainian Merino. Nielsen threw for 150 yards and two touchdowns while completing 90.9% of his passes, while Merino rushed for 73 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries. The dominant performance also gave Nielsen a new career-high in rushing yards. Another passer making a difference was Quintaelyn Joyner, who threw for 100 yards and a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Bastrop was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 235 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Bastrop wouldn't let Crockett keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Bastrop can thank Austin Moilan and Zac Wilkinson for forcing both of them.
The win got Bastrop back to even at 2-2. As for Crockett, they are on a five-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-4.
Bastrop will host McCallum at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Bastrop's defense has only allowed 17.5 points per game this season, so McCallum's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Crockett, they will venture away from home to take on Pflugerville Connally at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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