Groom was the 52-26 winner over Claude when they last played one another back in September of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Groom Tigers fell just short of the Claude Mustangs by a score of 64-62 on Friday. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Thursday (42), the Tigers still had to take the loss.
Leading Claude to victory were Holden Tice and Thomas Slack. Tice threw for 211 yards and four touchdowns on only 19 passes, while Slack gained 149 total yards and three touchdowns. What's more, Tice also racked up 61 rushing yards, the mosthe's had since back in September of 2023.
Groom's loss dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Claude, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 3-1.
Groom will take on Wildorado at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Groom knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 point or more in their past four games -- so hopefully Wildorado likes a good challenge. As for Claude, they will square off against San Jacinto Christian Academy at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Claude is facing San Jacinto Christian Academy at the right time seeing as San Jacinto Christian Academy is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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