Greenfield is 0-6 against Lockwood since September of 2014 but things could change on Friday. The Greenfield Wildcats will be staying on the road to face off against the Lockwood Tigers at 7:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Greenfield is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup last Friday. They enjoyed a cozy 64-50 win over New Heights Christian Academy. The Wildcats' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Greenfield to victory, but perhaps none more so than Devin Steeley, who rushed for 195 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.1 yards per carry. Steeley has become a key player for Greenfield: the team is 5-1 when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 1-2 otherwise. Austin Pickett also helped with five touchdowns in total.
Greenfield was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 458 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 242 rushing yards in five consecutive games.
Greenfield didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Pickett and Nikolas Gossett. Pickett has been hot , having also posted two or more rushing touchdowns the last five times he's played. Greenfield got some further help from Zachary C Boyd: he picked up 1.5 sacks and made eight total tackles.
Meanwhile, Lockwood waltzed into their match last Friday with nine straight wins... but they left with ten. They beat the Bulldogs by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 70-0. Considering the Tigers have won ten matchups by more than 23 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Greenfield is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 48.4 points per game. As for Lockwood, their record now sits at 10-1.
Greenfield was taken down by Lockwood 66-16 in their previous matchup back in September. Can Greenfield avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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