The Giddings Buffaloes are taking a road trip to take on the El Campo Ricebirds at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Giddings focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up five on Friday.
Last Friday, Giddings was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 26-21 to Rockdale. The Buffaloes have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Gunnar Fromme put forth a good effort for the losing side as he rushed for 124 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries, and also threw for 55 yards and a touchdown. His longest rush was for an impressive 61 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Giddings' defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Trey Reyna and Jarett Jaeger.
Meanwhile, it may have taken double overtime to finish the job, but El Campo ultimately got the result they hoped for on Friday. They skirted past Needville 31-28. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Ricebirds.
El Campo was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 288 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Giddings' loss dropped their record down to 1-3. As for El Campo, their record is now 3-1.
Friday's matchup might be decided in the on the ground. Giddings has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 224.8 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like El Campo struggles in that department as they've been averaging 196.5. It's looking like Friday's contest might have some serious battles in the trenches. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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