Football Preview: Mineral Wells Rams vs. Godley Wildcats
The Mineral Wells Rams will head out on the road to square off against the Godley Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Mineral Wells is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
While Mineral Wells didn't have the best season last year (they finished 4-6), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They snuck past Ford with a 34-28 victory on Thursday.
Godley never got on the board in their matchup two weeks ago, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against Life Waxahachie last Friday. They blew past the Mustangs, posting a 55-9 win on the road. The Wildcats' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Godley got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Wyatt Burke out in front who threw for 233 yards and a touchdown while completing 84.6% of his passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Another rusher making a difference was Adam Pempsell, who rushed for 100 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Godley was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 210 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Mineral Wells' record now sits at 4-0. As for Godley, the win got them back to even at 2-2.
Mineral Wells was dealt a bruising 61-20 loss at the hands of Godley in their previous meeting back in September of 2020. Can Mineral Wells avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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