A feisty cat fight will be fought when Tigers takes on the River Road Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
If River Road heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Guymon took over last week. Guymon managed a 12-6 win over Ulysses on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Guymon.
Meanwhile, River Road came into Friday's match having lost three straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. In a tight game that could have gone either way, they made off with a 35-34 victory over Lamesa. With that win, the Wildcats brought their scoring average up to 26.8 points per game.
It was another big night for Alex Warren, who rushed for 127 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 91 yards and two touchdowns. He also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, making two total tackles and defending two passes in addition to snagging an interception. Backing up that air attack was Dreyden Wallace, who rushed for 90 yards and a rushing touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: River Road was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 339 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Lamesa only rushed for 186.
River Road's defensive line made their presence known, laying out Daniel Ramos. four times. Lamesa's QB won't forget Zanti Marrufo anytime soon given he sacked him twice. Marrufo also sacked two sacks, which is notable because River Road is undefeated when he posts at least two sacks, but 0-3 otherwise.
Guymon's record is now 3-4. As for River Road, the victory got them back to even at 3-3.
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