Football Preview: Goddard Lions vs. Arkansas City Bulldogs
Goddard is 9-1 against Arkansas City since October of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Goddard Lions will be playing at home against the Arkansas City Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Goddard has four straight wins, Arkansas City has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Goddard is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took their matchup on the road on Friday with ease, bagging a 61-10 victory over South. With that win, the Lions brought their scoring average up to 27.7 points per game.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Cooper Glasscock and he. Glasscock rushed for 102 yards and two touchdowns while he rushed for 102 yards and two touchdowns. The bulk of those rushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 76 yards. Aidan Avalos was another key player, rushing for 67 yards and a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Goddard was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 504 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
One reason for the win was Goddard's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for four sacks. Leading the way was Preston Hagel with two.
Meanwhile, a victory for Arkansas City just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were dealt a 47-13 loss at the hands of Eisenhower. The Bulldogs gained 129 more yards on the day, but it was the Tigers that made the best use of them.
Despite the defeat, Arkansas City had strong showings from Joshua Abrams, who gained 70 total yards and two touchdowns, and Daxton Weakley, who picked up 160 receiving yards. The dominant performance also gave Abrams a new career-high in rushing yards.
Goddard's win bumped their record up to 5-1. As for Arkansas City, their loss dropped their record down to 1-5.
Friday's match might be decided in the trenches. Goddard has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 235.2 rushing yards per game. It's a different story for Arkansas City, though, as they've been averaging only 77. How will they fare against such a dominant running game?
Everything came up roses for Goddard against Arkansas City when the teams last played back in September of 2023, as the team secured a 45-13 victory. Will Goddard repeat their success, or does Arkansas City have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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