Miami hasn't had much luck against Groom recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Miami Warriors will face off against the Groom Tigers at 7:30 p.m. The two teams are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Miami is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by Lefors to the tune of 80-34 on Friday. Given the Warriors' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 65th, while the Pirates are ranked 222nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Miami's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Jack Kotara, who picked up 75 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 110 yards on only 11 carries. The dominant performance gave Kotara a new career-high in rushing yards. Backing up that air attack was Noah Homfeld, who rushed for 88 yards and a rushing touchdown.
Miami was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 396 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Groom, who bounced back after a loss on the road back in October. They took their matchup two weeks ago with ease, bagging an 86-40 win over Lefors. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Tigers considering their eight-point performance the game before.
Groom is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 5-4 record this season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 34.7 points. As for Miami, their record is now 5-3.
Everything came up roses for Miami against Groom when the teams last played back in September of 2023, as the team secured a 56-6 victory. Will Miami repeat their success, or does Groom have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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