Football Preview: Lone Oak Buffaloes vs. Grand Saline Indians
Lone Oak has won three straight games at home, while Grand Saline has won three straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Friday. The Lone Oak Buffaloes will host the Grand Saline Indians at 7:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Last Friday, Lone Oak made easy work of Quitman and carried off a 41-21 win. The Buffaloes pushed the score to 34-6 by the end of the third, a deficit the Bulldogs cut but never quite recovered from.
The match pitted two dominant signal callers against one another in Slayde Parnell and Klayton Meadows. Parnell had a great game and threw for 350 yards and six touchdowns while completing 79.2% of his passes. Meanwhile, Meadows was balling out in the loss, throwing for 235 yards and two touchdowns on only 16 passes, while also rushing for 48 yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Grand Saline got themselves on the board against Chisum on Friday, but Chisum never followed suit. They breezed by the Mustangs at home to the tune of 61-0. That 61 point margin sets a new team best for the Indians this season.
A big part of Grand Saline's victory came down to the chemistry between Jett Taylor and his top target Kolton Prox. Taylor threw for 245 yards and three touchdowns while completing 85.7% of his passes while Prox gained 244 total yards and three touchdowns. Taylor's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 102 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Lone Oak's win bumped their record up to 7-0. As for Grand Saline, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 7-0.
Everything came up roses for Lone Oak against Grand Saline in their previous matchup back in October of 2015, as the squad secured a 55-13 win. Does Lone Oak have another victory up their sleeve, or will Grand Saline turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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