The Glen Rose Tigers will face off against the Eagle Mountain Knights on Thursday. One thing working in Glen Rose's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last eight matchups.
Glen Rose is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took their contest on Friday with ease, bagging a 61-7 win over Dunbar. The result was nothing new for the Tigers, who have now won six games by 28 points or more so far this season.
It was another big night for Canyon Evans, who threw for 441 yards and five touchdowns while completing 79.4% of his passes. He has been hot , having posted three or more passing touchdowns the last seven times he's played. Brodey Bowman was another key player, gaining 146 total yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Eagle Mountain was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They were beaten by Graham 49-3. The match marked the Knights' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Glen Rose's victory bumped their record up to 8-2. As for Eagle Mountain, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-7.
The upcoming contest will be a clash of competing strengths. Glen Rose has relied on air attacks this season and has averaged 278.1 passing yards per game. Eagle Mountain, on the other hand, has relied on a stout run game: they average 168.6 rushing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Thursday? There's only one way to find out.
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