Football Preview: Mineral Wells Rams vs. Graham Steers
The Mineral Wells Rams are taking a road trip to challenge the Graham Steers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Mineral Wells is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 35 points last Friday, they were much more limited against Brock on Friday. They came up short against the Eagles, falling 21-0. It was the first time this season that the Rams let down their fans at home.
Meanwhile, Graham came tearing into Friday's game with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 52.5 points) and they left with even more momentum. They never let the Bulls onto the board and left with a 56-0 win. The result was nothing new for the Steers, who have now won six contests by 20 points or more so far this season.
Ty Thompson continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 339 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 13.0 yards per attempt, and also punching in two touchdowns on the ground. He is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for three or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Jace Gill, who gained 165 total yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Graham was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 231 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're rushing yard total in three consecutive matchups.
Mineral Wells' loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 5-2. As for Graham, their victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-1.
Mineral Wells was taken down by Graham 55-7 when the teams last played back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Graham's Rylan Monsey, who rushed for 82 yards and three touchdowns, and also picked up 72 receiving yards. Now that Mineral Wells knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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