The Greenville Lions will challenge the Kaufman Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Greenville will head into Friday's matchup out to bounce back: they won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune on Friday. They had to suffer through a 56-7 loss at the hands of Terrell. The Lions were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 28-7.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Kaufman faced off against Corsicana on Friday. Kaufman enjoyed a cozy 42-28 victory over Corsicana. Given the Lions' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 270th, while the Tigers are ranked 734th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Kaufman didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Jeremiah Brown and Chance Fanus.
Greenville dropped their record down to 1-7 with the defeat, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Kaufman, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season.
Greenville strolled past Kaufman in their previous meeting back in September of 2019 by a score of 24-7. Does Greenville have another victory up their sleeve, or will Kaufman turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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