Two dominant backs in Rayshon Smith and Phillip Green are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Gatesville Hornets will challenge the Madisonville Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Gatesville will bounce into Friday's game after beating Connally, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. In a tight match that could have gone either way, Gatesville made off with a 35-34 win over Connally.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Madisonville, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They took their contest on Friday with ease, bagging a 49-7 victory over Giddings. Considering the Mustangs have won three matchups by more than 23 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Green was his usual excellent self, rushing for 180 yards and three touchdowns on only six carries. Green is crushing it when it comes to rushing yards: he's rushed for at least 101 every time he's taken the field this season. Another back making a difference was Jaden Simpson, who rushed for 74 yards and a touchdown.
Madisonville is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a massive bump to their 6-4 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 44.0 points per game. As for Gatesville, the win got them back to even at 5-5.
Gatesville took a serious blow against Madisonville in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 46-7. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point Gatesville was down 36-0.
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