Shallowater has won three straight games at home, while Peaster has won three straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Friday. The Shallowater Mustangs will host the Peaster Greyhounds at 7:00 p.m. Shallowater will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each game than the last.
Shallowater is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They blew past Brownfield, posting a 63-0 win. The Mustangs' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
A big part of Shallowater's victory came down to the chemistry between Cooper Martin and his top target Cade Burt. Martin threw for 63 yards and three touchdowns on only five passes while Burt picked up 62 receiving yards and a touchdown. Martin has been hot recently, having posted three or more passing touchdowns the last three times he's played.
Meanwhile, Peaster had just enough and edged Comanche out 33-30 on Thursday.
Peaster found their leader in sophomore Layton Kennedy, who threw for 300 yards and four touchdowns while completing 74.2% of his passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. The dominant performance also gave Kennedy a new career-high in rushing yards (25). Brayden Gent was Kennedy's top target, picking up 121 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Peaster has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-2 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 31.8 points per game. As for Shallowater, their win bumped their record up to 9-2.
Friday's matchup might be decided in the on the ground. Shallowater has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 203.2 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Peaster struggles in that department as they've been averaging 151.7. It's looking like Friday's match might have some serious battles in the trenches. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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