The Gregory-Portland Wildcats will venture away from home to take on the Victoria East Titans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Gregory-Portland is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 40 points last Friday, they were much more limited against Alexander on Friday. The contest between them and the Bulldogs wasn't particularly close, with Gregory-Portland falling 23-6.
Meanwhile, Victoria East came up short against Victoria West on Friday and fell 41-28.
Despite the loss, Victoria East got top-tier performance from Carlon Helms, who rushed for 145 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries, and also threw for 87 yards and two touchdowns. Helms' longest rush was for an impressive 56 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Gregory-Portland's defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 0-2. As for Victoria East, their loss dropped their record down to an identical 0-2.
Everything went Gregory-Portland's way against Victoria East when the teams last played back in September of 2023 as Gregory-Portland made off with a 49-27 victory. Does Gregory-Portland have another victory up their sleeve, or will Victoria East turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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