After flying high against Carroll last Thursday, Gregory-Portland came back down to earth. The Gregory-Portland Wildcats were dealt a 62-35 loss at the hands of the Miller Buccaneers on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 455th, while the Buccaneers are ranked 137th).
When it comes to explaining why Gregory-Portland lost, don't look at Reed Dooms. Despite the final result, he rushed for 132 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.8 yards per carry, and also threw for 164 yards and two touchdowns. Dooms showed off some serious burst, turning on the afterburners on one carry for 53 yards. Cody Adame also helped out as he racked up 136 rushing yards.
Broderick Taylor continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Miller, rushing for 264 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 9.8 yards per carry. With that strong performance, Taylor is now averaging an impressive 2.1 rushing touchdowns per game. Another player making a difference was Trevor Long, who threw for 302 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 11.6 yards per attempt.
The defeat snapped Gregory-Portland's winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 4-5 record. As for Miller, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 7-2 record this season.
Gregory-Portland will square off against King at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. King is coming into the match with three straight losses at home, meaning Gregory-Portland will have to defend against a squad hungry for a victory. As for Miller, they will face off against Ray at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Miller will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
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