Football Preview: Farwell Steers vs. Stratford Elks
Farwell hasn't had much luck against Stratford recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Farwell Steers will venture away from home to face off against the Stratford Elks at 7:00 p.m.
Farwell is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Gruver on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Farwell was dealt a 49-12 loss at the hands of Gruver. While losing is never fun, the Steers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 846th, while the Greyhounds are ranked 316th).
Meanwhile, while Stratford put up plenty of points on Friday, the same can't be said for Vega. Stratford blew past Vega 47-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Elks.
Chase Lantelme had an outrageously good game as he threw for 182 yards and four touchdowns on perfect 6-for-6 passing. Alex Romero helped Lantelme out on the ground, rushing for 68 yards and a touchdown on only five carries.
Stratford has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 37.4 points per game. As for Farwell, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-5.
Farwell was taken down by Stratford 38-7 in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Stratford's Julio Valdez, who rushed for 77 yards and a touchdown on only five carries, and also picked up 95 receiving yards. Now that Farwell knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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