Greenwood and Shallowater are an even 4-4 against one another since September of 2014, but not for long. The Greenwood Rangers will be playing at home against the Shallowater Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Friday, in a tight game that could have gone either way, Greenwood made off with a 29-28 victory over Andrews.
Meanwhile, after only ten points in their last contest, Shallowater made sure to put some points up on the board against Clyde on Friday. Shallowater breezed by Clyde on the road to the tune of 54-21. Given the Mustangs' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 293rd, while the Bulldogs are ranked 649th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Among those leading the charge was Cade Burt, who rushed for 26 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for five yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Greenwood now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Shallowater, they now also have a winning record of 2-1.
Greenwood came up short against Shallowater when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 38-28. Thankfully for Greenwood, Kouper Boyd (who rushed for 234 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.8 yards per carry) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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