Grand Prairie couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They fell 21-14 to the Naaman Forest Rangers on Friday. The game was a 7-7 toss-up at halftime, but the Gophers couldn't quite close it out.
Despite the loss, Grand Prairie still got an impressive performance from Bralen Smith, who rushed for 178 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 11.1 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in total yards.
DeAngelo Perales had an outrageously good game for Naaman Forest as he threw for 303 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 117 yards on only 15 carries. Another player making a difference was John Kamara, who gained 92 total yards and two touchdowns.
Grand Prairie will square off against Keller Central at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Grand Prairie is no doubt hoping to put an end to a five-game streak of away losses dating back to last season. As for Naaman Forest, they will face off against Princeton at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams might be coming in a bit winded given how much these teams ran up and down the field in their prior games.
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