Football Preview: Boerne Greyhounds vs. Victoria West Warriors
Two dominant signal callers in Hank Hendrix and Dominick Martinez are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Boerne Greyhounds will square off against the Victoria West Warriors at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 1,100 yards in their previous games.
Boerne took a loss when they played away from home back in September, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Harlandale 49-21 at home. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 28-0.
Hendrix was his usual excellent self, throwing for 460 yards and four touchdowns while completing 79.4% of his passes, and also rushing for 32 yards. Zachry Fraiser also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Meanwhile, Victoria West's undefeated season came to an end after six games on Friday. They were dealt a 56-28 loss at the hands of Alamo Heights. The Warriors gained 365 more yards on the day, but it was the Mules that made the best use of them.
Despite the defeat, Victoria West got top-tier performance from Tristan Bernard, who picked up 145 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 40 yards. With that strong performance, Bernard is now averaging an impressive 102.6 receiving yards per game. Jeret Swanson also helped out as he racked up 106 receiving yards.
The win got Boerne back to even at 3-3. As for Victoria West, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 6-1.
The upcoming game will be a clash of competing strengths. Boerne has relied on air attacks this season and has averaged 309.5 passing yards per game. Victoria West, on the other hand, has relied on a stout run game: they average 179.4 rushing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Friday? There's only one way to find out.
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