The Zephyr Bulldogs will venture away from home to challenge the Gorman Panthers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Zephyr will head into Friday's contest hoping to keep the good times rolling: they only won by two when they last took the field, which might have inspired the 48-point they dealt Blackwell on Friday. Zephyr simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Blackwell 56-8 at home. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Bulldogs just coasted through the last quarter.
Meanwhile, Gorman strolled past Stephenville FAITH with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 36-22.
Dakota Purdom was the offensive standout of the game as he picked up 72 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 32 yards. He got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 56 yards. Tristan Lee got in on the action as well, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Gorman wouldn't let Stephenville FAITH keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Gorman can thank Joshua Pele and Garrett Blakney for forcing both of them. Blakney also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, picking up a sack, forcing a fumble, and making five total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Zephyr's victory bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Gorman, the win also got them back to even at 1-1.
Zephyr was dealt a bruising 46-0 defeat at the hands of Gorman in their previous matchup back in September of 2019. Thankfully for Zephyr, Marco Ramirez (who rushed for 91 yards and a touchdown on only five carries, and also caught a touchdown) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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