Football Preview: Greenwood Rangers vs. Pecos Eagles
Greenwood has gone 8-0 against Pecos recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Greenwood Rangers will host the Pecos Eagles at 7:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Friday, Greenwood beat Shallowater 35-24. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Rangers.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Pecos, who bounced back after a loss on the road two weeks ago. They blew past Kermit 39-16 on Friday.
Colt Salgado continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 325 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 12.0 yards per attempt, and also punching in a rushing score. Jesus Navarro was Salgado's top target, picking up 159 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Another reason for the win was Pecos' imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for four sacks. Kermit's QB won't forget Ziggy Hinojoz anytime soon given he sacked him twice.
Greenwood's win bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Pecos, the victory got them back to even at 2-2.
Everything went Greenwood's way against Pecos in their previous matchup back in October of 2021, as Greenwood made off with a 42-17 win. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Pecos' Ezekiel Saldana, who rushed for 260 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.2 yards per carry. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Greenwood to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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