The South Grand Prairie Warriors will venture away from home to face off against the Arlington Colts at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. South Grand Prairie knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past four matches -- so hopefully Arlington likes a good challenge.
Last Friday, South Grand Prairie made easy work of Sam Houston and carried off a 41-21 win. Given the Warriors' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 204th, while the Texans are ranked 595th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Arlington didn't have too much trouble with Haltom on the road on Friday as they won 35-21. The matchup marked the Colts' most dominant victory of the season so far.
Arlington's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Jamar Burton, who rushed for 85 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Burton a new career-high in rushing yards. Another rusher making a difference was Ibrahim Otokiti, who rushed for 69 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Arlington was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 215 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
South Grand Prairie's win bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Arlington, they pushed their record up to 3-1 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road.
South Grand Prairie was able to grind out a solid win over Arlington when the teams last played back in October of 2023, winning 24-17. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Arlington's Drelon Burton, who rushed for 209 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.0 yards per carry. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for South Grand Prairie to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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