The Grape Creek Eagles will face off against the Tahoka Bulldogs at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Last Friday, Grape Creek was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 34-28 to Colorado.
Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Tahoka on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew Cross Plains out of the water with a 56-13 final score. The matchup was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 35-0.
Conner Barcheers was his usual excellent self, rushing for 196 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 9.8 yards per carry. Brogan Stone was another key player, throwing for 167 yards and three touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Tahoka was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 267 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 152 rushing yards in four consecutive matches.
Tahoka wouldn't let Cross Plains keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force five fumbles. Steven Hernandez led the group effort, picking up two of those forced fumbles all by himself. Hernandez is also crushing it when it comes to total tackles: he's made at least six every time he's taken the field this season.
Grape Creek's loss dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Tahoka, their win bumped their record up to 3-1.
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