The Chaparral Bobcats will challenge the Glenn Grizzlies at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with six consecutive losses apiece.
Last Friday, Chaparral was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 38-33 to East View. Even if the Bobcats couldn't come away with the win, the high-scoring effort was a great turnaround for their offense, which had struggled int the games prior.
Despite the defeat, Chaparral saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Bryson Coleman rushed for 70 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries, and also threw for 263 yards and a touchdown. Those 70 rushing yards gave Coleman a new career-high. Amone Tolliver was another key player, picking up 128 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, a victory for Glenn just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They took a blow against Georgetown, falling 66-37. While losing is never fun, the Grizzlies can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 395th, while the Eagles are ranked 89th).
Despite the loss, Glenn got top-tier performance from De?Marcus Davis, who rushed for 56 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 85 receiving yards.
Even though they lost, Glenn was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 210 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 192 rushing yards in 17 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Chaparral's defeat dropped their record down to 2-6. As for Glenn, their loss dropped their record down to an identical 2-6.
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