The Grapeland Sandies will head out on the road to square off against the Tenaha Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Grapeland's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last five contests.
Grapeland took a loss when they played away from home on October 10th, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed last Friday. They breezed past Cushing to the tune of 53-26. The Sandies pushed the score to 47-12 by the end of the third, a deficit the Bearkats cut but never quite recovered from.
Meanwhile, Tenaha was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They were dealt a 40-8 defeat at the hands of Cushing. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last four times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Grapeland is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 48.0 points over those games. As for Tenaha, their loss dropped their record down to 1-8.
Everything came up roses for Grapeland against Tenaha in their previous matchup back in November of 2024, as the team secured a 45-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Sandies since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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