Goodland hasn't had much luck against Holcomb recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Goodland Cowboys will head out to face off against the Holcomb Longhorns 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.
Last Friday, Goodland blew past Oakley, posting a 51-6 win on the road. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Cowboys.
Chayton Goodwin was a one-man wrecking crew for Goodland as he rushed for 108 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries. The dominant performance gave Goodwin a new career-high in rushing yards.
Meanwhile, Holcomb got the win against Ulysses on Friday by a conclusive 42-16.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Holcomb was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 307 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Ulysses only rushed for 69.
Holcomb's defense made their presence known, laying out Tyce Perez. five times. Devon Garcia was especially locked on to Ulysses' QB and sacked him 2.5 times.
Goodland now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Holcomb, their victory was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-1.
Goodland took a serious blow against Holcomb when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 55-14. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Goodland was down 21-0.
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