Gunter is on a 15-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Jacksboro is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Gunter Tigers will host the Jacksboro Tigers at 2:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Gunter is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They breezed by City View to the tune of 45-14. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 81st, while the Mustangs are ranked 324th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Jacksboro duked it out withScurry-Rosser on Friday. Jacksboro blew past Scurry-Rosser 62-34.
Wyatt Gavit was his usual excellent self, throwing for 493 yards and eight touchdowns while completing 77.8% of his passes, and also rushing for 77 yards. Cannon Valenzuela was another key player, picking up 151 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Jacksboro wouldn't let Scurry-Rosser keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Jacksboro can thank Lucas Cornish and Kase Dennis for forcing both of them.
Jacksboro is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 39.2 points. As for Gunter, their victory bumped their record up to 10-2.
Gunter took their win against Jacksboro in their previous meeting back in December of 2023 by a conclusive 55-33. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Jacksboro's Lando Belcher, who threw for 397 yards and four touchdowns, and also rushed for 61 yards. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Gunter to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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