The Peaster Greyhounds will head out to challenge the Vernon Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Last Friday, Peaster humbled Boyd with a 45-8 victory. Given the Greyhounds' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 425th, while the Yellowjackets are ranked 951st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Kaden Albert and he. Albert rushed for 55 yards and two touchdowns while he rushed for 55 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance also gave Hudson Salyers a new career-high in rushing yards (167).
Meanwhile, Vernon waltzed into their match on Friday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They took their matchup with ease, bagging a 55-13 victory over the Hawks.
Vernon relied on the efforts of Ty Scott, who rushed for 214 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries, and Tru Gipson, who rushed for 140 yards and three touchdowns on only nine carries. Scott's longest rush was for an incredible 84 yards.
Vernon was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 414 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 257 rushing yards in four consecutive games.
The win made it two in a row for Peaster and bumps their season record up to 7-2. As for Vernon, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-2 record this season.
Friday's match might be decided in the on the ground. Peaster has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 157 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Vernon struggles in that department as they've been averaging 295.6. It's looking like Friday's matchup might have some serious battles in the trenches. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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