North Garland has gone 7-1 against South Garland recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The North Garland Raiders' and the South Garland Titans will meet in a classic North v. South matchup at 5:30 p.m. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with seven consecutive losses dating back to last season for North Garland and five for South Garland.
North Garland is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 33 points back in September, they were much more limited against Sachse on Friday. They were beaten by the Mustangs 63-7. While losing is never fun, the Raiders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 683rd, while the Mustangs are ranked 55th).
Meanwhile, a victory for South Garland just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They had to suffer through a 77-7 loss at the hands of Wylie East. The Titans were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 56-0.
North Garland's defeat dropped their record down to 0-6. As for South Garland, their loss dropped their record down to 2-5.
North Garland came out on top in a nail-biter against South Garland when the teams last played back in September of 2023, sneaking past 29-26. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was South Garland's Ramon Franco, who picked up 96 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Now that he won't be playing on Thursday, will it be easier for North Garland to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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