The Ranger Bulldogs will be playing at home against the Gorman Panthers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Ranger is coming into the match on a three-game losing streak.
Ranger is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Baird on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Ranger was dealt a 60-12 defeat at the hands of Baird. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 234th, while the Bears are ranked 94th).
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Gorman duked it out withLingleville last Friday. Gorman took their contest with ease, bagging a 46-10 win over Lingleville. That 36 point margin sets a new team best for the Panthers this season.
Nathan Rodriguez was his usual excellent self, rushing for 285 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 11.9 yards per carry, and also throwing for 154 yards and a touchdown while completing 80% of his passes. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 105 rushing yards. Garrett Blakney made the highlight reel by snagging an interception and taking it all the way to the house.
Gorman was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 313 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 206 rushing yards in four consecutive matchups.
Gorman didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. Blakney picked up that interception and then proceeded to rub salt in the wound by taking it back the other way for a touchdown.
Ranger's loss dropped their record down to 2-6. As for Gorman, their record now sits at 3-5.
Everything went Ranger's way against Gorman in their previous meeting back in October of 2014, as Ranger made off with a 38-14 victory. In that match, Ranger amassed a halftime lead of 32-7, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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