The Benbrook Bobcats will head out on the road to square off against the Eagle Mountain Knights at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Benbrook is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
Benbrook is headed into the match having just posted their biggest victory since August 25, 2023 on Thursday. Everything went their way against Eastern Hills as Benbrook made off with a 28-6 win. Given the Bobcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 200th, while the Highlanders are ranked 897th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Brady Gordon was his usual excellent self, rushing 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. Carlos Harris also helped out as he racked up 122 rushing yards.
Benbrook was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 297 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 268 rushing yards in four consecutive matchups.
Benbrook's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB five times. 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.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Eagle Mountain). They were the clear victor by a 35-13 margin over Ferris 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.
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. With that strong performance, Hernandez is now averaging an impressive 5.2 total tackles per game.
Benbrook's record now sits at 4-0. As for Eagle Mountain, the victory got them back to even at 2-2.
Friday's contest might be decided in the on the ground. Benbrook has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 313 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Eagle Mountain struggles in that department as they've been averaging 182. It's looking like Friday's game 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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