The Grace Community Cougars will head out to face off against the First Baptist Saints at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Grace Community is headed out to face First Baptist after opening their season at home and giving their fans just what they were looking for. Grace Community walked away with a 38-26 win over Queen City on Friday. Given the Cougars' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 390th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 804th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, First Baptist came tearing into Friday's match with 13 straight wins dating back to last season (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 37 points) and they left with even more momentum. They blew past the Hawks 48-13 at home. The matchup was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Saints had established a 22 point advantage.
First Baptist's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Quincy Rheams, who rushed for 70 yards and three touchdowns, and also threw for 130 yards and a touchdown while completing 81.8% of his passes. Bradlee Mays also helped out as he racked up 193 receiving yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, First Baptist was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 646 total yards. That's the most total yards they've posted since back in August of 2023.
First Baptist wouldn't let Buckeye keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. First Baptist can thank George Anagnostis and Kore Thomas for forcing both of them. Thomas also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, forcing a fumble and making three total tackles. Joseph Martinez was another major factor on D, picking up a sack and making 17 total tackles (3.0 for loss).
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