Two dominant signal callers in Jett Taylor and Ripken Birdwell are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Grand Saline Indians will welcome the Hooks Hornets at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Grand Saline will be coming into the matchup with an undefeated record on the line.
Grand Saline's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They claimed a resounding 28-0 win over Quitman. The Indians might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight games by 21 points or more this season.
Taylor was his usual excellent self, rushing for 112 yards and a touchdown, while also throwing for 190 yards and a touchdown while completing 87.5% of his passes. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making five total tackles and defending three passes.
Meanwhile, a victory for Hooks just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were outmatched by De Kalb at home and fell 42-14. While losing is never fun, the Hornets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 707th, while the Bears are ranked 332nd).
Grand Saline pushed their record up to 10-0 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 30 points. As for Hooks, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-5 record this season.
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