Football Recap: Strawn Greyhounds vs. Woodson Cowboys
Strawn won the last time they faced Woodson, and things went their way on Friday too. The Strawn Greyhounds simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Woodson Cowboys 64-14. Given the Greyhounds' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 28th, while the Cowboys are ranked 111th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Despite the loss, Woodson saw an underclassman step up: freshman Gunner Oliver threw for 173 yards and two touchdowns.
Strawn pushed their record up to 7-2 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 55.2 points. As for Woodson, they moved to 6-4 with that defeat, which also ended their three-game winning streak.
Strawn and Woodson are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. Strawn will face off against Fannindel at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Fannindel is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 32.8 points per game this season. As for Woodson, they are on the road again on Thursday to play Gold-Burg at 7:30 p.m. Gold-Burg knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past eight matchups -- so hopefully Woodson likes a good challenge.
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