The Eagle Mountain Knights will challenge the Benbrook Bobcats at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Eagle Mountain is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They put the hurt on Ferris with a sharp 35-13 win on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Knights.
Eagle Mountain's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but TERRY STARKS led the charge by rushing for 132 yards. The team also got some help courtesy of MAMOUD HUSSEIN, who rushed for 73 yards and a touchdown on only five carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Eagle Mountain was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 205 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 205 rushing yards in three consecutive games.
Eagle Mountain wouldn't let Ferris keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Eagle Mountain can thank Zachary Thomas and Jayden Hernandez for forcing both of them. Hernandez also set a new season high mark in total tackles with seven.
Meanwhile, Benbrook put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. Everything went their way against Eastern Hills as Benbrook made off with a 28-6 victory. The score was close at the half, but the Bobcats pulled away in the second half with 21 points.
It was another big night for Brady Gordon, who rushed for 166 yards and three touchdowns on only 13 carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 54 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Another rusher making a difference was Carlos Harris, who rushed for 122 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.6 yards per carry.
Another reason for the win was Benbrook's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for five sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Jacob Carpenter and Christian Gleason, who racked up four sacks between them. Carpenter is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last five games he's played dating back to last season.
The win got Eagle Mountain back to even at 2-2. As for Benbrook, their victory bumped their record up to 4-0.
Friday's contest might be decided in the on the ground. Eagle Mountain has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 182 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Benbrook struggles in that department as they've been averaging 313. It's looking like Friday's match might have some serious battles in the trenches. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more football content.
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