Fair Grove is on a nine-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Strafford is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Fair Grove Eagles will square off against the Strafford Indians at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Last Friday, Fair Grove was fully in charge, breezing past Forsyth 48-13 on the road. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 34-13.
Meanwhile, Strafford won against Forsyth two weeks ago with 49 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Friday. Strafford really took it to Clever for the full four quarters, racking up a 49-14 victory at home. The matchup was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Indians had established a 29 point advantage.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Strafford was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 333 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 244 rushing yards in six consecutive contests.
Strafford didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Cody Voysey and Jourdyn Edelstein.
Fair Grove's win bumped their record up to 8-0. As for Strafford, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 8-0.
Fair Grove strolled past Strafford when the teams last played back in November of 2023 by a score of 26-10. Will Fair Grove repeat their success, or does Strafford have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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