Glen Rose has gone 10-0 against Hillsboro recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Glen Rose Tigers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Hillsboro Eagles at 7:00 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
It was a proper cat-fight when Glen Rose took on Godley on Friday. Glen Rose came out on top against Godley by a score of 45-35.
Glen Rose had a senior duo take command as Canyon Evans threw for 309 yards and four touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes and Adrian Sanchez picked up 175 receiving yards and three touchdowns. The dominant performance also gave Evans a new career-high in rushing yards. Josiah Groeneweg was another key player, gaining 148 total yards and a touchdown.
Glen Rose's defensive line made their presence known, laying out Wyatt Burke. 3.5 times. Keltyn Raymond was especially locked on to Godley's QB and sacked him twice. Ryder Ribitzki was another major factor on D, picking up a sack and making ten total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Hillsboro). They blew past Venus 62-0 on the road on Friday. With that victory, the Eagles brought their scoring average up to 27.2 points per game.
Hillsboro found their leader in underclassman Braylen Benson, who rushed for 104 yards and four touchdowns on only ten carries. The bulk of those rushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 57 yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Darrian Hodge, who gained 106 total yards and a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Hillsboro was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 326 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Glen Rose's win was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-2. As for Hillsboro, the victory got them back to even at 3-3.
Friday's match might be decided in the on the ground. Glen Rose has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 189.2 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Hillsboro struggles in that department as they've been averaging 195. It's looking like Friday's game might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Everything came up roses for Glen Rose against Hillsboro when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as the squad secured a 39-8 win. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Hillsboro's Quinton Latimore, who rushed for 89 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Glen Rose still be able to contain Latimore? There's only one way to find out.
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