Football Recap: Giddings Comes Up Short

A victory for Giddings just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were beaten by the Madisonville Mustangs 49-7. The Buffaloes were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 35-0.

Prestyn Cantrell threw for 40 yards and a touchdown. Gunnar Fromme was his top target, picking up 28 receiving yards. On the ground, Corbin Medack rushed for 77 yards.

Phillip Green continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Madisonville, rushing for 180 yards and three touchdowns on only six carries. Green's longest rush was for an impressive 62 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Another rusher making a difference was Jaden Simpson, who rushed for 74 yards and a touchdown.

Giddings' loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 2-8. As for Madisonville, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 6-4 record this season.

Giddings does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Madisonville, they will take on Gatesville at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Madisonville is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 35.2 points per game this season.

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