The Motley County Matadors will face off against the Petersburg Buffaloes at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Petersburg will be up against a hot Motley County squad: the team just extended their winning streak to five. The Matadors were the clear victors by a 60-38 margin over Booker on Friday. Given the Matadors' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked eighth, while the Kiowas are ranked 60th) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Petersburg). They blew past Southland 70-20 on Friday. The Buffaloes haven't had any issues with the Eagles recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive victory against them.
Petersburg's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-4. As for Motley County, their victory bumped their record up to 5-0.
Motley County strolled past Petersburg in their previous matchup back in October of 2024 by a score of 38-24. Will the Matadors repeat their success, or do the Buffaloes have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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