Burkeville is 4-0 against High Island since October of 2020, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Burkeville Mustangs will face off against the High Island Cardinals at 7:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Burkeville has four straight wins, High Island has five straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Burkeville will head into Friday's matchup hoping to keep the good times rolling: they only won by two when they last took the field, which might have inspired the 43-point they dealt Baytown Christian on Friday. Burkeville simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Baytown Christian 73-30 at home. That 43 point margin sets a new team best for the Mustangs this season.
It was another big night for Brandon Lewis, who rushed for 323 yards and eight touchdowns on only 14 carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 55 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Brysan Cheatham was another key rusher, rushing for 85 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries.
Burkeville wouldn't let Baytown Christian keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Burkeville can thank Byron Johnson and Lewis for forcing both of them. Johnson has been hot recently, having also posted 11 or more total tackles the last three times he's played. Garrett Trammell was another major factor on D, picking up a sack and making six total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when High Island challenged Texas Christian on Thursday. High Island was outmatched by Texas Christian at home and fell 59-14.
Burkeville's victory bumped their record up to 5-2. As for High Island, their loss dropped their record down to 1-5.
Burkeville skirted past High Island 60-58 when the teams last played back in October of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Burkeville since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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