Two dominant backs in Gabriel Holmes and Ni?Kel Lewis are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Gravette Lions will welcome the Hamburg Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Gravette will be looking to keep their six-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
Last Friday, Gravette strolled past Gentry with points to spare, taking the game 31-14.
Jacob Gaylord had a dynamite game for Gravette, rushing for 139 yards and three touchdowns, while also picking up 33 receiving yards. Those 139 rushing yards gave Gaylord a new career-high.
Gravette wouldn't let Gentry keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force four fumbles. Gravette can thank Gaylord and Pierce Elsea for forcing all of them. Elsea also set a new season high mark in total tackles with six.
Meanwhile, Hamburg didn't have too much trouble with Stuttgart on Thursday as they won 49-35.
Lewis was his usual excellent self, rushing for 285 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.5 yards per carry. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: he posted at least 110 rushing yards in the fifth games prior. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaeden Thomas, who rushed for 56 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries.
Hamburg was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 420 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their rushing yard total in four consecutive matches.
Hamburg has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 46.3 points per game. As for Gravette, their victory bumped their record up to 9-1.
Friday's contest might be decided in the on the ground. Gravette has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 212.6 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Hamburg struggles in that department as they've been averaging 246.8. It's looking like Friday's game might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Gravette was taken down by Hamburg 42-10 when the teams last played back in November of 2016. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point Gravette was down 28-0.
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