Football Recap: South Grand Prairie Warriors vs. Lamar Vikings
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask South Grand Prairie). They took down the Lamar Vikings 48-31 on Friday. For the Warriors, this counts as revenge for the 24-17 defeat the Vikings walked away with the last time they faced one another back in November of 2023.
When it comes to explaining why Lamar lost, don't look at Kelton Barney. Despite the final result, he rushed for 209 yards and two touchdowns. With that strong performance, Barney is now averaging an impressive 117.5 rushing yards per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Gannon Carey, who threw for 246 yards and two touchdowns.
South Grand Prairie has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 4-2 record this season. As for Lamar, their loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 1-5.
South Grand Prairie didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, a 52-13 win against Grand Prairie on the 18th. As for Lamar, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next game, a 42-17 victory against Sam Houston on the 18th.
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