Football Preview: Glenn Grizzlies vs. East View Patriots
The Glenn Grizzlies's road trip will continue as they head out to face the East View Patriots at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Glenn came up short against Bowie two weeks ago, falling 42-21. While losing is never fun, the Grizzlies can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 342nd, while the Bulldogs are ranked 131st).
Meanwhile, East View was fully in charge two weeks ago, breezing past Belton 48-14 at home. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Patriots.
Ty Blair went supernova for East View, throwing for 442 yards and five touchdowns while completing 78.1% of his passes. East View also got help from Luke Martin, who showed off his sure hands for 119 receiving yards.
East View's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB three times. Isaiah Davenport-Bell was especially locked on to Belton's QB and sacked him twice. Davenport-Bell is also crushing it when it comes to total tackles: he's made at least 12 every time he's taken the field this season. Aquavious Marbury was another major factor on D, making 15 total tackles and defending a pass in addition to snagging an interception.
Having lost for the first time this season, Glenn fell to 2-1. As for East View, they now also have a winning record of 2-1.
Glenn came up short against East View when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 42-38. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Blair, who threw for 431 yards and four touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes. Now that Glenn knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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