Football Preview: Gruver Greyhounds vs. Stratford Elks
The Gruver Greyhounds will take on the Stratford Elks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Gruver's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season.
Last Friday, Gruver was fully in charge, breezing past River Road 56-14 at home. Fans of the Greyhounds have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Meanwhile, Stratford was able to grind out a solid win over Childress on Friday, taking the game 21-14. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Elks.
Stratford didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Darius Jones and Chase Lantelme. The dominant performance also gave Lantelme a new career-high in rushing yards.
Stratford was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 271 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Gruver pushed their record up to 6-0 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Stratford, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Gruver was taken down by Stratford 57-26 in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Stratford's Julio Valdez, who picked up 153 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 31 yards and two touchdowns. Now that Gruver 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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