The Grissom Tigers will take on the Austin Black Bears at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Grissom has struggled recently with three losses in a row, while Austin will arrive with eight straight victories.
Grissom is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Sparkman on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Grissom was dealt a 48-10 defeat at the hands of Sparkman.
Meanwhile, Austin narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past James Clemens 31-28.
Austin's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Jl Davis, who threw for 263 yards and three touchdowns while completing 76.9% of his passes, and Kenneth Joshua Jr, who gained 135 total yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance also gave Davis a new career-high in rushing yards. Austin also got a significant boost from Gavin Fuqua, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 86 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Austin was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 215 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Austin wouldn't let James Clemens keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Austin can thank Nathan Gray and Chayse Davis for forcing both of them. Davis is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last seven games he's played dating back to last season.
Grissom's loss dropped their record down to 2-6. As for Austin, their victory was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-0.
Grissom was dealt a bruising 49-7 defeat at the hands of Austin in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Fuqua, who rushed for 84 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries. Now that Grissom knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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