Football Preview: Peaster Greyhounds vs. Shallowater Mustangs
The Peaster Greyhounds's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Shallowater Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Peaster is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Comanche 33-30.
Layton Kennedy was nothing short of spectacular: he threw for 300 yards and four touchdowns while completing 74.2% of his passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in rushing yards (25). A healthy portion of Kennedy's aerial production (121 yards to be exact) went to Brayden Gent, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Meanwhile, Shallowater entered their tilt with Brownfield on Thursday with six consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with seven. They blew past the Cubs 63-0. The Mustangs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six matchups by 22 points or more this season.
A big part of Shallowater's win came down to the chemistry between Cooper Martin and his top target Cade Burt. Martin threw for 63 yards and three touchdowns on only five passes while Burt picked up 62 receiving yards and a touchdown. Martin is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for three or more in the last three games he's played.
Peaster's victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-2. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 37.0 points per game. As for Shallowater, their win bumped their record up to 9-2.
Friday's game might be decided in the on the ground. Peaster has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 151.7 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Shallowater struggles in that department as they've been averaging 203.2. It's looking like Friday's contest might have some serious battles in the trenches. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more football content.
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