Football Recap: Greenwood Gators vs. Bowling Green Purples
Greenwood lost against Bowling Green back in October of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Greenwood Gators took a blow against the Bowling Green Purples, falling 42-14. While losing is never fun, the Gators can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kentucky football rankings (they are ranked 71st, while the Purples are ranked 18th).
Jaxen Smith was his usual excellent self, rushing for 132 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries, while also catching a touchdown for Bowling Green. The dominant performance gave Smith a new career-high in rushing yards. Trevy Barber was in the mix as well, providing Bowling Green with two touchdowns.
Greenwood's defeat dropped their record down to 5-4. As for Bowling Green, they pushed their record up to 7-2 with the victory, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Greenwood will square off against Union County at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Union County will roll in looking for their seventh straight win, something Greenwood surely won't give up without a fight. As for Bowling Green, they will face off against St. Xavier at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Bowling Green is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 38.2 points per game this season.
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