The Grapeland Sandies will challenge the Lovelady Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Lovelady's offense is going to have their work cut out for them on Friday: Grapeland hadn't allowed a single point the last three times they've hit the field. Grapeland never let Tenaha onto the board and left with a 45-0 victory on Friday. That looming 45-0 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Sandies yet this season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Lovelady). They claimed a resounding 63-7 win over Cushing. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 41-7.
Grapeland has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-2 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 8.8 points per game. As for Lovelady, they pushed their record up to 7-2 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road.
Grapeland came up short against Lovelady when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 38-28. Can Grapeland avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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