A feisty cat fight will be fought when Lions dukes it out withthe South Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Goddard has three straight victories, South has 14 straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Goddard is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Kansas' top teams: Andover Central, who was ranked 16th in their home state at the time (Goddard was ranked 18th). Goddard snuck past Andover Central with a 22-16 win on Friday.
The critical scores for Goddard came from Giovanni Hernandez, Erv Phillips, and Joe Diekemper.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Goddard's defense and their three sacks. In fact, those sacks all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Preston Hagel.
Meanwhile, South fell victim to Valley Center and their airtight defense on Friday. They came up short against the Hornets, falling 21-0.
Goddard's victory bumped their record up to 4-1. As for South, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-5.
Everything came up roses for Goddard against South in their previous matchup back in September of 2017, as the squad secured a 38-0 win. Does Goddard have another victory up their sleeve, or will South turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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