The South Grand Prairie Warriors will head out on the road to take on the Arlington Colts at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in South Grand Prairie's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season.
Last Friday, everything went South Grand Prairie's way against Sam Houston as South Grand Prairie made off with a 41-21 victory. Given the Warriors' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 204th, while the Texans are ranked 595th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Arlington didn't have too much trouble with Haltom on the road on Friday as they won 35-21. That looming 35-21 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Colts yet this season.
Arlington got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Jamar Burton out in front who rushed for 85 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Burton a new career-high in rushing yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Ibrahim Otokiti, who rushed for 69 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Arlington was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 215 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
South Grand Prairie's victory bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Arlington, they pushed their record up to 3-1 with the win, which was their third straight on the road.
South Grand Prairie was able to grind out a solid victory over Arlington in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, winning 24-17. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Arlington's Drelon Burton, who rushed for 209 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.0 yards per carry. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for South Grand Prairie to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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