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Wildcats suffer 51-0 attack by Bears
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Source: Elgin Courier
The Elgin Wildcat varsity football team fell 51-0 to the Bastrop Bears on the road on Friday, Oct. 30. The Bears have defeated Elgin in their last three meetings, previously visiting and defeating Elgin 62-6 last season. Sophomore quarterback Tanner Modesette went 8 of 25 for 91 yards, with freshman running-back JC Keller picking up three receptions and 17 carries over 58 total yards. Despite the result, the varsity Wildcats are showing improvement. This is the first blowout of the season, whereas this time last season Elgin had accumulated three blowout defeats. Additionally, this season the Wildcats picked up a blowout victory for the first time since 2024. Elgin is now 3-6 overall and 1-3 in district, sitting at fourth with one regular season game remaining to solidify its spot in the playoffs. Elgin will close out the regular season against the Navarro Vikings at home on Friday, Nov. 6 at 7:30 p.m. The Wildcats closed their 2025 season with a 63-14 home defeat over the Vikings.
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