After each having a week off, the Kingwood Mustangs and the Goose Creek Memorial Patriots will shake off the cobwebs and take on one another at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Kingwood fought the good fight in their overtime contest against Stratford last Saturday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They took a 44-38 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Spartans. Despite 55 more yards than the Spartans, the Mustangs couldn't convert that extra yardage to scores.
Despite the loss, Kingwood got top-tier performance from Marquez Xavion Ziair Davis, who rushed for 226 yards and a touchdown while picking up 9.4 yards per carry. Xavion Ziair Davis' rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his sixth straight game with at least 101 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Even though they lost, Kingwood was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 357 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted was before the start of last season.
Meanwhile, Goose Creek Memorial was not able to break out of their rough patch two weeks ago as the team picked up their 11th straight defeat dating back to last season. They lost 43-20 to Clear Brook.
Having lost for the first time this season, Kingwood fell to 2-1. As for Goose Creek Memorial, their loss dropped their record down to 0-3.
Everything came up roses for Kingwood against Goose Creek Memorial when the teams last played back in October of 2017, as the squad secured a 46-13 victory. Will Kingwood repeat their success, or does Goose Creek Memorial have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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