Two dominant signal callers in Canyon Evans and Ty Thompson are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Glen Rose Tigers will challenge the Graham Steers at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Glen Rose knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past ten games -- so hopefully Graham likes a good challenge.
Glen Rose is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Seminole , sneaking past 52-50.
Evans continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 516 yards and seven touchdowns. He has been hot for a while, having posted three or more passing touchdowns the last nine times he's played. Josiah Groeneweg also helped out as he racked up 176 receiving yards.
Glen Rose didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Cristian Ballesteros and Kaiden Shannon. Glen Rose got some further help from Ryder Ribitzki: he made 18 total tackles and defended a pass.
Meanwhile, Graham came tearing into Thursday's match with nine straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 49.7 points) and they left with even more momentum. They blew past the Loboes, posting a 63-6 victory. The Steers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 11 contests by 20 points or more this season.
Graham's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Thompson, who rushed for 109 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries, and Rylan Monsey, who rushed for 108 yards and three touchdowns.
Graham was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 294 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 161 rushing yards in ten consecutive matchups.
Another reason for the win was Graham's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for six sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Blake Bergeson and Brycen Rogers, who racked up four sacks between them.
Graham's win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-1. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 1.8 points per game. As for Glen Rose, their record is now 10-2.
The upcoming game will be a clash of competing strengths. Glen Rose has relied on air attacks this season and has averaged 278.1 passing yards per game. Graham, on the other hand, has relied on a stout run game: they average 214.7 rushing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Friday? There's only one way to find out.
Glen Rose suffered a grim 45-21 defeat to Graham when the teams last played back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Thompson, who threw for 231 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 102 yards. Now that Glen Rose 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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