Football Preview: Granbury Pirates vs. Richland Royals
The Granbury Pirates are taking a road trip to square off against the Richland Royals at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Granbury is no doubt hoping to put an end to a seven-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Granbury is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Aledo on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Granbury took a blow against Aledo, falling 56-7. While losing is never fun, the Pirates can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 531st, while the Bearcats are ranked 17th).
Meanwhile, Richland's undefeated season came to an end after six games on Friday. They lost 44-19 to Ryan. The match marked the Royals' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Xavier Johnson, who picked up 102 receiving yards and a touchdown. His receiving production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 102 receiving yards dating back to last season.
Granbury's loss dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Richland, their defeat ended a nine-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 6-1.
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