After flying high against Smithville last Friday, Giddings came back down to earth. The Giddings Buffaloes were outmatched by the Salado Eagles at home and fell 55-14. The Buffaloes were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Eagles apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in October of 2015.
Although Giddings took the loss, they still got scores from Kyle Montgomery and Corbin Medack.
Even though they lost, Giddings was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 217 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 186 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
Lincoln Hossfeld was nothing short of spectacular for Salado: he threw for 304 yards and five touchdowns while completing 81% of his passes, and also rushed for 89 yards and two touchdowns. Another player making a difference was Gabriel Merriman, who picked up 171 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Giddings' loss was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-2. As for Salado, the victory snapped their losing streak at ten games dating back to last season and leaves them with a 1-2 record.
Giddings will look to defend their home field on Friday against Rockdale at 7:30 p.m. Hopefully Giddings focused on turnovers this week as team gave up four on Friday. As for Salado, they will head out on the road to square off against Little River Academy at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Salado is facing Little River Academy at the right time seeing as Little River Academy is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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