The Gold-Burg Bears will venture away from home to take on the Grace Classical Christian Academy Gryphons at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Gold-Burg will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each match than the last.
Gold-Burg took a loss when they played away from home two weeks ago, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They blew past Harrold, posting a 51-6 victory at home. The win was some much needed relief for the Bears as it spelled an end to their five-game losing streak dating back to last season.
Jayton Epperson and Paul Jones were among the main playmakers for Gold-Burg as the former rushed for 199 yards and three touchdowns on only six carries and the latter rushed for 110 yards and two touchdowns. Epperson didn't just play on offense: he also picked up a sack, made five total tackles, and made five total tackles in addition to snagging an interception.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Gold-Burg was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 333 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Gold-Burg's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB three times. In that department, Jones was the leader with two sacks.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 36 points the game before, Grace Classical Christian Academy was a bit more limited in their game on Friday. They were dealt a 54-6 loss at the hands of Jonesboro. While losing is never fun, the Gryphons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 181st, while the Eagles are ranked 12th).
Gold-Burg's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-3. As for Grace Classical Christian Academy, their defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 1-3.
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