The Martin Warriors will head out on the road to face off against the South Grand Prairie Warriors at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Martin is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 31.1 points per game this season.
Last Friday, Martin came up short against Haltom and fell 56-49. The Warriors have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Despite the defeat, Martin got top-tier performance from Javian Jones-Priest, who rushed for 116 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries. Jones-Priest got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 59 yards. Brody Williams also played a phenomenal game despite the final result: he picked up 103 receiving yards.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask South Grand Prairie). They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Grand Prairie 52-13 on the road. Given the Warriors' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 257th, while the Gophers are ranked 649th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Martin's loss dropped their record down to 2-5. As for South Grand Prairie, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-2.
Martin strolled past South Grand Prairie in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 by a score of 55-37. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was South Grand Prairie's Jaden Stanley, who picked up 201 receiving yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 67 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Martin to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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