After two games on the road, Lamar is heading back home. They will welcome the Grand Prairie Gophers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Lamar is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Bowie on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Lamar was beaten by Bowie 49-21. The Vikings have struggled against the Volunteers recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.
The match pitted two dominant backs against one another in Kelton Barney and Darrion Bowers. Bowers had a great game and gained 318 total yards and five touchdowns. Meanwhile, Barney was balling out in the loss, rushing for 84 yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Grand Prairie was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They were dealt a 52-24 defeat at the hands of Arlington. 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 657th, while the Colts are ranked 206th).
Grand Prairie might have lost, but man, Bralen Smith was a machine: he rushed for 132 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries. Smith got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 85 yards.
Grand Prairie's loss dropped their record down to 1-8. As for Lamar, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-6.
Lamar skirted past Grand Prairie 31-29 in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Does Lamar have another victory up their sleeve, or will Grand Prairie turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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