The Peaster Greyhounds will hit the road for the first time this season to take on the Jacksboro Tigers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Friday, Peaster got the win against Ferris by a conclusive 41-17. Given the Greyhounds' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 261st, while the Yellowjackets are ranked 657th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Kaden Albert had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 120 yards and three touchdowns on only 15 carries, and also threw for 98 yards and a touchdown. Hudson Salyers handled things on the ground, rushing for 125 yards and a rushing touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Peaster was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 438 total yards. That's the most total yards they've posted since was before the start of last season.
Meanwhile, Jacksboro was fully in charge on Friday, breezing past Boyd 67-22 at home. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Tigers.
Jacksboro's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Luis Balderama led the charge by rushing for 143 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries, while also picking up 60 receiving yards. Balderama's longest rush was for an impressive 61 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Luke Sams also helped out as he racked up 192 rushing yards.
Peaster's record is now 2-0. As for Jacksboro, their record is now 2-0.
Peaster might still be hurting after the 42-19 defeat they got from Jacksboro in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Sams, who rushed for 112 yards and four touchdowns on only 12 carries. Now that Peaster knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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