Football Recap: Grand Prairie Comes Up Short

By Team Reports Oct 21, 2024, 7:51pm

Football Recap: Grand Prairie Gophers vs. South Grand Prairie Warriors

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A victory for Grand Prairie just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were outmatched by the South Grand Prairie Warriors at home and fell 52-13. While losing is never fun, the Gophers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 649th, while the Warriors are ranked 257th).

When it comes to explaining why Grand Prairie lost, don't look at Bralen Smith. Despite the final result, he rushed for 172 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.2 yards per carry. Smith showed off some serious burst, cutting through the defense on one rush that went for 63 yards.

Grand Prairie's loss was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 1-6. As for South Grand Prairie, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season.

Grand Prairie will head out on the road to face off against Sam Houston at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Grand Prairie is facing Sam Houston at the right time seeing as Sam Houston is stuck on a six-game losing streak. As for South Grand Prairie, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Martin at 7:00 p.m. Martin is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 31.1 points per game this season.

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