Grand Prairie lost against Bowie back in September of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Grand Prairie Gophers had to suffer through a 54-25 loss at the hands of the Bowie Volunteers. While losing is never fun, the Gophers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 717th, while the Volunteers are ranked 266th).
When it comes to explaining why Grand Prairie lost, don't look at Bralen Smith. Despite the final result, he rushed for 112 yards and three touchdowns on only 15 carries.
Darrion Bowers went supernova for Bowie, rushing for 172 yards and three touchdowns on only ten carries. Bowers' rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 127 rushing yards dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Larry Nichols, who threw for 210 yards and a touchdown while completing 84.2% of his passes.
Grand Prairie's defeat dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Bowie, the win snapped their losing streak at five games dating back to last season and leaves them with a 1-3 record.
Grand Prairie will face off against Martin at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Martin will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each matchup than the last. As for Bowie, they will challenge Sam Houston at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Bowie is facing Sam Houston at the right time seeing as Sam Houston is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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