Two dominant backs in Cody Adame and Kayden Dufour are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Gregory-Portland Wildcats will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Corpus Christi Moody Trojans at 7:00 p.m. Gregory-Portland is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 27.8 points per game this season.
Gregory-Portland is returning home triumphant after the team finally put their road woes behind them against Ray on Thursday. Gregory-Portland was the clear victor by a 34-14 margin over Ray. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 27-7.
Adame was his usual excellent self, rushing for 237 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.3 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Brandon Coates, who picked up 107 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Gregory-Portland's defense stepped up as well, laying out Tripp Thompson. three times. In that department, Weston Bonneau was the leader with two sacks. He has become a key player for Gregory-Portland: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least two sacks, but 0-3 otherwise.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Gregory-Portland was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 275 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Corpus Christi Moody entered their matchup against Miller on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Corpus Christi Moody was beaten by Miller 70-14. The Trojans' defeat signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Gregory-Portland's win bumped their record up to 2-4. As for Corpus Christi Moody, their loss dropped their record down to 4-2.
Everything came up roses for Gregory-Portland against Corpus Christi Moody when the teams last played back in September of 2021, as the team secured a 56-7 victory. In that contest, Gregory-Portland amassed a halftime lead of 35-7, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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