Football Preview: Haltom Buffalos vs. South Grand Prairie Warriors
The Haltom Buffalos will welcome the South Grand Prairie Warriors at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Haltom is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 26.4 points per game this season.
Haltom is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 56 points last Friday, they were much more limited against Bowie on Friday. They were dealt a 41-7 loss at the hands of the Volunteers. The game marked the Buffalos' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Despite the defeat, Haltom got top-tier performance from Keenan Jackson, who rushed for 144 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.2 yards per carry. Jackson was no stranger to the big play, taking off on a dash that went for 57 yards.
Even though they lost, Haltom was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 245 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 190 rushing yards in eight consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask South Grand Prairie). They strolled past Martin with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 56-42. The win was nothing new for South Grand Prairie as they're now sitting on three straight.
With the loss, Haltom broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 4-4. As for South Grand Prairie, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season.
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