Football Preview: Greenwood Rangers vs. Pecos Eagles
Greenwood is 8-0 against Pecos since November of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Greenwood Rangers will look to defend their home field against the Pecos Eagles at 7:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Friday, Greenwood was able to grind out a solid win over Shallowater, taking the game 35-24. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Rangers.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Pecos, who bounced back after a loss on the road two weeks ago. They put the hurt on Kermit with a sharp 39-16 victory on Friday.
Colt Salgado continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 325 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 12.0 yards per attempt, and also punching in a rushing score. Jesus Navarro was Salgado's top target, picking up 159 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Another reason for the win was Pecos' imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for four sacks. Ziggy Hinojoz was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up twohimself.
Greenwood's win bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Pecos, the victory got them back to even at 2-2.
Greenwood took their win against Pecos in their previous meeting back in October of 2021 by a conclusive 42-17. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Pecos' Ezekiel Saldana, who rushed for 260 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.2 yards per carry. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Greenwood to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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