Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask South Grand Prairie). They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat the Grand Prairie Gophers 52-13 on the road. Given the Warriors' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 257th, while the Gophers are ranked 649th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Despite the loss, Grand Prairie still got an impressive performance from Bralen Smith, who rushed for 172 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.2 yards per carry. Smith's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 112 rushing yards dating back to last season.
South Grand Prairie has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season. As for Grand Prairie, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-6.
South Grand Prairie will look to defend their home field on Friday against Martin at 7:00 p.m. Martin is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 31.1 points per game this season. As for Grand Prairie, they will square off against Sam Houston at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Sam Houston is coming into the contest with three straight losses at home, meaning Grand Prairie will have to defend against a team hungry for a win.
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