The Grand Saline Indians will head out to take on the Rains Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Grand Saline will be strutting in after a victory while Rains will be coming in after a defeat.
Grand Saline will bounce into Friday's matchup after beating Palmer, who they hadn't topped in five consecutive meetings. Grand Saline walked away with a 35-27 win over Palmer on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Indians.
Jett Taylor had a dynamite game for Grand Saline, rushing for 196 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.5 yards per carry. Taylor also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, making four total tackles and defending a pass in addition to snagging an interception.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Grand Saline was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 486 total yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Palmer only gained 369.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Grand Saline's defense and their eight sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Gavin Rodriguez and Trenton Green who racked up five sacks between them. Rodriguez also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, picking up three sacks and making eight total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Rains ended up a good deal behind Leonard on Friday and lost 41-27. The Wildcats have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Grand Saline's record is now 2-0. As for Rains, their loss dropped their record down to 0-2.
Grand Saline took their victory against Rains when the teams last played back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 33-12. The rematch might be a little tougher for Grand Saline since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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