The Grand Prairie Gophers will take on the Sam Houston Texans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with four consecutive losses for Grand Prairie and six for Sam Houston.
Grand Prairie's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against South Grand Prairie on Friday. They were outmatched by the Warriors and fell 54-0. While losing is never fun, the Gophers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 688th, while the Warriors are ranked 80th).
Meanwhile, Sam Houston played a tough game on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They took a blow against Lamar, falling 55-7. The Texans were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 55-0.
Grand Prairie's defeat dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Sam Houston, their loss dropped their record down to an identical 1-6.
Grand Prairie came up short against Sam Houston in their previous meeting back in October of 2024, falling 35-27. Thankfully for the Gophers, Kenneth Jones (who threw for 179 yards and a pair of TDs on only 15 passes) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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