Denton is on a five-game streak of home losses also dating back to last season, Granbury an eight-game streak of away losses also dating back to last season, but someone's luck is about to change on Friday. The Denton Broncos will welcome the Granbury Pirates at 7:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Denton will head into Friday's match ready to turn things around: they lost a close one when they played last Friday but unfortunately for them the defeat they were handed on Friday was a bit more commanding. They took a blow against Ryan, falling 55-14. While losing is never fun, the Broncos can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 658th, while the Raiders are ranked 21st).
Despite the loss, Denton had strong showings from Terrance Lopez, who rushed for 38 yards and a touchdown, and Cole Sanders, who picked up 78 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Granbury lost to Azle at home by a 28-14 margin on Friday.
Denton's defeat dropped their record down to 1-7. As for Granbury, their loss dropped their record down to an identical 1-7.
Denton took their win against Granbury in their previous meeting back in September of 2014 by a conclusive 48-28. Will Denton repeat their success, or does Granbury have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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