Grand Prairie was the 44-36 winner over Haltom when they last played one another back in September of 2017, but their luck changed this time around. The Grand Prairie Gophers fell 23-14 to the Haltom Buffalos on Thursday. While losing is never fun, the Gophers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 649th, while the Buffalos are ranked 306th).
Despite the loss, Grand Prairie still got an impressive performance from Bralen Smith, who rushed for 121 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.1 yards per carry. Smith's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 112 rushing yards dating back to last season. Michael Green also helped out with an impressive 85 receiving yards.
Vudrico Roberson continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Haltom, rushing for 200 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.7 yards per carry. Keenan Jackson also helped out as he racked up 133 rushing yards.
Grand Prairie is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-5. As for Haltom, the victory got them back to even at 3-3.
Grand Prairie has already played their next contest, a 52-13 loss against South Grand Prairie on the 18th. As for Haltom, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next matchup, a 56-49 win against Martin on the 18th.
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