Football Preview: Grand Saline Indians vs. Woodville Eagles
The Grand Saline Indians will take on the Woodville Eagles at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Grand Saline sitting on 11 straight victories and Woodville on four.
Grand Saline is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They blew past Hooks 68-27. Given the Indians' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 191st, while the Hornets are ranked 702nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Jett Taylor continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 239 yards and three touchdowns on only 15 carries, while also throwing for 189 yards and two touchdowns on only ten passes. He also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, making seven total tackles and defending three passes. Kolton Prox was in the mix as well, providing Grand Saline with two touchdowns.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Grand Saline's defense and their three sacks. Leading the way was Trenton Green with two. He has been hot recently, having also posted five or more total tackles the last four times he's played. Francisco Torres was another major factor on D, picking up a sack, making 12 total tackles (3.0 for loss), and defending a pass.
Grand Saline was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 486 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 172 rushing yards in 11 consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Woodville took their match on Friday with ease, bagging a 49-12 win over Arp. The Eagles might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight matchups by 20 points or more this season.
Grand Saline's victory was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 11-0. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 41.4 points. As for Woodville, their win bumped their record up to 9-2.
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