Football Preview: Goliad Tigers vs. Llano Yellowjackets
The Goliad Tigers will take on the Llano Yellowjackets at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Goliad is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They took their contest with ease, bagging a 56-28 victory over Marion. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 330th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 750th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Llano entered their tilt with Orange Grove on Friday with nine consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with ten. They breezed by the Bulldogs to the tune of 34-6. The game was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Yellowjackets had established a 27 point advantage.
Trey Mote continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 119 yards and three touchdowns, while also picking up 64 receiving yards and a touchdown. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 119 rushing yards. Luke Davis was another key player, throwing for 200 yards and two touchdowns while completing 76.2% of his passes.
The win was the fourth in a row for Goliad, bringing their record for this year to 10-2. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.8 points per game. As for Llano, they pushed their record up to 11-1 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Goliad suffered a grim 21-0 defeat to Llano in their previous matchup back in November of 2022. Thankfully for Goliad, Carson Kuykendall (who rushed for 105 yards and a touchdown) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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