Football Preview: Greenfield Wildcats vs. Lockwood Tigers
Greenfield hasn't had much luck against Lockwood recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Greenfield Wildcats will be playing in front of their home fans against the Lockwood Tigers at 7:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Greenfield is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Missouri's top teams: New Heights Christian Academy, who was ranked 13th in their home state at the time (Greenfield was ranked 14th). Greenfield came out on top against New Heights Christian Academy by a score of 40-32 on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Wildcats.
Austin Pickett was a one-man wrecking crew for Greenfield as he rushed for 277 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.7 yards per carry, and also threw for 85 yards and two touchdowns. Andrew Mays was Pickett's top target, picking up 69 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Greenfield's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Pickett and Jaxin Knotts. Another thorn in New Heights Christian Academy's side was Zachary C Boyd, who picked up a sack and made ten total tackles.
Meanwhile, everything came up roses for Lockwood at home against Jasper on Friday as the squad secured a 64-6 victory. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Missouri football rankings (they are ranked third, while the Eagles are ranked 36th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Greenfield's win ended a five-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-1. As for Lockwood, they now also have a winning record of 2-1.
Greenfield took a serious blow against Lockwood in their previous matchup back in November of 2023, falling 62-12. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point Greenfield was down 41-0.
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