Grand Saline has gone 8-0 against Quitman recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Grand Saline Indians will challenge the Quitman Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. Grand Saline will be coming into the matchup with an undefeated record on the line.
Grand Saline is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing Prairiland: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Grand Saline blew Prairiland out of the water with a 56-13 final score. The result was nothing new for the Indians, who have now won seven games by 21 points or more so far this season.
A big part of Grand Saline's win came down to the chemistry between Jett Taylor and his top target Kolton Prox. Taylor threw for 202 yards and three touchdowns while completing 90% of his passes while Prox gained 240 total yards and three touchdowns. The dominant performance also gave Prox a new career-high in rushing yards (86). Kaison Bolin got in on the action as well, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Quitman lost to Prairiland on the road by a 30-12 margin two weeks ago. The Bulldogs have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Quitman might have lost, but man, Klayton Meadows was a machine: he rushed for 147 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.2 yards per carry.
Quitman wouldn't let Prairiland keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Quitman can thank Lane Harkins and Ben Boisclair for forcing both of them. Quitman got some further help from Jesse Clark: he made 21 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Grand Saline pushed their record up to 9-0 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.8 points per game. As for Quitman, their loss dropped their record down to 3-6.
Friday's match will pit two of the most dominant signal callers against one another: Taylor and Meadows. Taylor just won't slow down this season and has thrown 11 touchdowns while averaging 114.3 passing yards per game. Meadows has been a dominant force too and has averaged 131.4 passing yards per game.
Everything came up roses for Grand Saline against Quitman when the teams last played back in September of 2023, as the team secured a 39-6 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Grand Saline since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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