After each having a week off, the Kingwood Mustangs and the Goose Creek Memorial Patriots will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Kingwood fought the good fight in their overtime game against Stratford two weeks ago but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They took a 44-38 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Spartans. Despite 55 more yards than the Spartans, the Mustangs couldn't convert that extra yardage to scores.
Kingwood might have lost, but man, Marquez Xavion Ziair Davis was a machine: he rushed for 226 yards and a touchdown while picking up 9.4 yards per carry. Xavion Ziair Davis' rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his sixth straight game with at least 101 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Even though they lost, Kingwood was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 357 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted was before the start of last season.
Meanwhile, Goose Creek Memorial was not able to break out of their rough patch two weeks ago as the team picked up their 11th straight defeat dating back to last season. They lost 43-20 to Clear Brook.
Although Goose Creek Memorial took the loss, they still got scores from Matthew Thomas, Kaden Mczeal, and Mczeal.
Having lost for the first time this season, Kingwood fell to 2-1. As for Goose Creek Memorial, their loss dropped their record down to 0-3.
Friday's contest might be decided in the trenches. Kingwood has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 222.7 rushing yards per game. It's a different story for Goose Creek Memorial, though, as they've been averaging only 96. How will they fare against such a dominant running game?
Everything came up roses for Kingwood against Goose Creek Memorial in their previous matchup back in October of 2017, as the team secured a 46-13 win. Will Kingwood repeat their success, or does Goose Creek Memorial have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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