Two dominant backs in Trey Rush and Cason Norman are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Grady Bronchos will challenge the Elida Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Grady is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
Grady is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Dora 70-7. The final result isn't all that surprising considering the Bronchos' considerable advantage in MaxPreps' New Mexico football rankings (they are ranked first, while the Coyotes are ranked 28th).
Grady can attribute much of their success to Trell Foote, who rushed for 74 yards and one TD, and Abram Ruvalcaba, who threw for 24 yards and a pair of touchdowns. Those 74 rushing yards gave Foote a new career-high.
Elida never got on the board in their matchup last Friday, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against Roy/Mosquero on Friday. They secured a 66-60 W over the Blue/Lady Blue. The Tigers haven't had any issues with the Blue/Lady Blue recently, as the game was their third consecutive win against them.
Elida didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Hayden Rubio and Hayden Wolf.
Elida's victory bumped their record up to 5-2. As for Grady, their win bumped their record up to 6-0.
Friday's game might be decided on the ground. Grady has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 180.7 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Elida struggles in that department as they've been averaging 297.9 rushing yards. There's a good chance Friday's contest turns into a tough fight on the ground.
Everything went Grady's way against Elida in their previous matchup back in October of 2024, as Grady made off with a 58-37 victory. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Norman, who rushed for 220 yards and four scores while picking up 12.2 yards per carry. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will the Bronchos still be able to contain Norman? There's only one way to find out.
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