Football Preview: South Grand Prairie Warriors vs. Lamar Vikings
#{"type":"NFHSLiveVideo","preprocess":false,"preprocessed":false,"preprocessedHtml":null,"nfhsLiveVideo":{"contestId":"96a426f8-4a68-465e-ab90-80218856247f","isPregame":false,"poSiteAttributionModel":2}}#
After each having a week off, the South Grand Prairie Warriors and the Lamar Vikings will shake off the cobwebs and hit the field against one another at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Lamar will take on a team with plenty of momentum: South Grand Prairie extended their winning streak to four last Friday. The Warriors enjoyed a cozy 48-31 win over Arlington.
Josiah Lucas
| 09/26/25 vs Arlington | 223 |
| 09/19/25 @ Sam Houston | 110 |
| 09/12/25 vs Mansfield Legacy | 83 |
| 08/28/25 @ Rowlett | 182 |
| 11/15/24 vs Lake Highlands | 69 |
| + 3 more games |
It was another big night for Josiah Lucas, who rushed for 223 yards and four TDs while picking up 7.2 yards per carry, and also picked up 43 receiving yards and one touchdown. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in October of 2024. Daylon Brooks was another key player, rushing for 75 yards and one score on only seven carries.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: South Grand Prairie was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 300 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 191 rushing yards every time they've taken the field this season.
Meanwhile, Lamar scored the most points they've had this season last Friday, but it wasn't enough. They and Haltom were almost perfectly matched up, but the Vikings suffered a 44-43 loss. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game back in September (40), the Vikings still had to take the loss.
South Grand Prairie will need to focus on slowing down Tayrone Thomas, one of several Lamar players who made an impact when they last played. He rushed for 217 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.7 yards per carry. Jayden Shaw was another key player, having thrown for 356 yards and two touchdowns.
Lamar now has a losing record of 2-3. As for South Grand Prairie, their victory bumped their record up to 4-0.
Friday's matchup might be decided on the ground. South Grand Prairie has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 231.5 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Lamar struggles in that department as they've been averaging 194.4 rushing yards. There's a good chance Friday's game turns into a tough fight on the ground.
South Grand Prairie strolled past Lamar in their previous matchup back in October of 2024 by a score of 48-31. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Warriors since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
