The Vega Longhorns will head out to face off against the Gruver Greyhounds at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Vega has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with five straight losses, while Gruver will come in with eight straight victories.
Things were looking good for Vega after they put the first points on the board on Friday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They lost to Farwell at home by a 28-14 margin. While the Longhorns didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Steers 6-0 in the first quarter.
Meanwhile, Gruver never let their opponents score on Thursday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Bovina 44-0 on the road. The result was nothing new for the Greyhounds, who have now won seven matches by 32 points or more so far this season.
Vega's defeat dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Gruver, they pushed their record up to 8-0 with the win, which was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Vega was taken down by Gruver 51-7 in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Gruver's Briggs Satterfield, who threw for 229 yards and three touchdowns while completing 76.9% of his passes, and also rushed for 78 yards on only nine carries. Now that Vega knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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