The Groesbeck Goats will face off against the Lexington Eagles at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are still undefeated after three-games, but that won't be the case come Friday.
Last Friday, Groesbeck sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 37-34 victory over Centerville.
Jordan Smith and Trent Platt were among the main playmakers for Groesbeck as the former gained 285 total yards and four touchdowns and the latter threw for 362 yards and four touchdowns on only 19 passes. Smith's longest reception was for an impressive 69 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per catch total.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the match if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Lexington's strategy against Rockdale on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Lexington blew Rockdale out of the water with a 66-7 final score. With the Eagles ahead 49-7 at the half, the game was all but over already.
A big part of the win came down to the chemistry between Kase Evans and his top target Noah Wright-Harris. Evans threw for 283 yards and five touchdowns while completing 81.3% of his passes while Wright-Harris rushed for 142 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries. Weston Bayer was Evans' top target, picking up 125 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Groesbeck pushed their record up to 3-0 with that victory, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Lexington, their win bumped their record up to an identical 3-0.
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