Greenville was the 24-7 winner over Kaufman when they last played one another back in September of 2019, but their luck changed this time around. The Greenville Lions took a blow against the Kaufman Lions on Friday, falling 41-8. While losing is never fun, Greenville can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 706th, while Kaufman is ranked 260th).
A big part of Kaufman's victory came down to the chemistry between Ty Burleson and his top target Aljour Miles II. Burleson threw for 195 yards and two touchdowns while Miles II picked up 114 receiving yards and a touchdown. Chance Fanus got in on the action as well, converting a pick into a touchdown.
This is the second loss in a row for Greenville and nudges their season record down to 1-8. As for Kaufman, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season.
Greenville will challenge Crandall at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Crandall is coming into the game with five straight wins at home, so Greenville will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. As for Kaufman, a feisty cat fight will be fought when Lions dukes it out withMidlothian Heritage at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with they sitting on six straight victories and Kaufman on three.
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