The Gold-Burg Bears will take on the Fort Worth THESA Riders at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Gold-Burg is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Throckmorton, posting a 78-19 win at home. Winning may never get old, but the Bears sure are getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
A big part of Gold-Burg's victory came down to the chemistry between Paul Jones and his top target Keelyn Case. Jones rushed for 119 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries while Case gained 81 total yards and four touchdowns. The bulk of those rushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 62 yards. Another player making a difference was Caleb Epperson, who rushed for 57 yards and a touchdown on only five carries.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Gold-Burg was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 280 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 280 rushing yards in four consecutive contests.
Gold-Burg wouldn't let Throckmorton keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force five fumbles. Gold-Burg can thank Barrett Allen and Zander Crawford for forcing all of them.
Meanwhile, Fort Worth THESA had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 38.4 points) and they went ahead and made it six on Friday. They breezed by the Lions on the road to the tune of 62-16. Given the Riders' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 54th, while the Lions are ranked 203rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
The critical scores for Fort Worth THESA came from Layton Francis, Lawson Grubbs, Marcus Bright, Justin Gonzales, Andrew Keller, Xzavior Bright, Michael Wallace, and Princeton Christopher.
Gold-Burg now has a winning record of 4-3. As for Fort Worth THESA, they pushed their record up to 6-1 with the win, which was their third straight on the road.
Friday's game might be decided in the on the ground. Gold-Burg has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 230 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Fort Worth THESA struggles in that department as they've been averaging 206.7. It's looking like Friday's matchup might have some serious battles in the trenches. Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other football content.
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