Football Game Preview: Godley Wildcats vs. Graham Steers

The Godley Wildcats will venture away from home to square off against the Graham Steers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Godley is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last three games.

Godley is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing Hillsboro: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the Wildcats blew the Eagles out of the water with a 49-14 final score. The game was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Wildcats had established a 21-point advantage.

Jaxon Daily

Rushing Yards (Career)

11/07/25 vs Hillsboro	77
10/31/25 @ Venus	46
10/23/25 vs Dunbar	34
09/26/25 @ Mineral Wells	32
09/19/25 vs Life Waxahachie	30

Jaxon Daily went supernova, rushing for 77 yards and a pair of touchdowns, while also picking up 48 receiving yards and one TD. Those 77 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. Ryder Papasan was another key passer, throwing for 172 yards and two TDs while completing 75% of his passes.

They were just one part of a punishing run game: Godley was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 210 rushing yards. They are 5-1 when they've run for more than 200 yards.

Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Graham, who bounced back after a loss on the road two weeks ago. They skirted past Eagle Mountain 20-18.

The critical scores for Graham came from Dylan Cox, Colt Taylor, and Jordan Alexander.

The victory got Godley back to even at 5-5. As for Graham, their record is now 7-3.

Friday's matchup might be decided on the ground. Godley has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 204.5 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Graham struggles in that department as they've been averaging 202.2 rushing yards. There's a good chance Friday's contest turns into a tough fight on the ground.

Godley suffered a grim 70-45 defeat to Graham in their previous meeting back in November of 2018. Can the Wildcats avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.