The Beulah Bobcats will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the Houston Academy Raiders at 7:00 p.m. Beulah is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 31 points per game this season.
Last Thursday, Beulah was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 20-14 to Autauga Academy.
Beulah's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Demarion Foreman, who threw for 114 yards and a touchdown, and Drew Duval, who picked up 82 receiving yards and a touchdown. Duval was no stranger to the big play, lighting up the secondary with a catch that went for 50 yards.
Meanwhile, Houston Academy had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 37.7 points) and they went ahead and made it seven on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Eagles 45-7. The result was nothing new for the Raiders, who have now won eight matchups by 24 points or more so far this season.
Kadyn Mitchell continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 255 yards and three touchdowns while completing 73.7% of his passes. The team also got some help courtesy of Gabe Glover, who picked up 77 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Houston Academy didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Andrew Gil and Glover. Glover has been hot recently, having posted two or more receiving touchdowns the last four times he's played.
Houston Academy pushed their record up to 9-1 with the victory, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 8.3 points per game. As for Beulah, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-4.
Friday's contest might be decided in the on the ground. Beulah has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 191.4 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Houston Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 160.1. It's looking like Friday's match 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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