A victory for Bovina just wasn't in the cards on Thursday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were beaten by the Gruver Greyhounds 44-0. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 1124th, while the Greyhounds are ranked 262nd).
Bovina wouldn't let Gruver keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force four fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Angel Lara, Alexandro Herrera, Luis Avila, and Matthew Espinoza picked up one apiece.
Bovina has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-5 record this season. As for Gruver, they pushed their record up to 8-0 with the win, which was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Bovina will venture away from home to take on Stratford at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Stratford is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 27.2 points per game this season. As for Gruver, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Vega at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Vega will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each game than the last.
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