Football Preview: Sanger Indians vs. Gunter Tigers
The Sanger Indians are taking a road trip to square off against the Gunter Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Gunter took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Sanger, who comes in off a win.
Sanger took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. In a tight match that could have gone either way, they made off with a 58-57 victory over Community.
Reginald Jones was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 402 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 13.4 yards per carry. His longest rush was for an incredible 74 yards. Reed Sebastian was another key player, rushing for 78 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Sanger was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 531 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Community only rushed for 184.
Meanwhile, Gunter had to suffer through a 38-7 loss at the hands of Celina. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 83rd, while the Bobcats are ranked 17th).
Sanger's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-2. As for Gunter, this is the second loss in a row for them and also nudges their season record down to 1-2.
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