Rankin and Garden City are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2016, but not for long. The Rankin Red Devils will play host again on Friday to welcome the Garden City Bearkats, where kickoff is scheduled at 7:30 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Rankin is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Water Valley on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Rankin was dealt a 59-14 defeat at the hands of Water Valley. The match marked the Red Devils' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Meanwhile, Garden City was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They came up short against Westbrook, falling 76-52. While losing is never fun, the Bearkats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 59th, while the Wildcats are ranked seventh).
Rankin now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Garden City, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-4.
Everything came up roses for Rankin against Garden City in their previous matchup back in November of 2023, as the team secured a 60-12 victory. Will Rankin repeat their success, or does Garden City have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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