The Glenn Grizzlies will play host again on Friday to welcome the Cedar Park Timberwolves, where kickoff is scheduled at 7:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Glenn fought the good fight in their overtime contest against Lake Belton on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They and the Broncos were almost perfectly matched up, but they suffered a 42-41 defeat. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (35), the Grizzlies still had to take the loss.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Evan Blair, who rushed for 161 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 54 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Jj Ortiz was another key back, rushing for 132 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Glenn was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 408 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 192 rushing yards in 15 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Cedar Park had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 21 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Patriots 31-29. Given the Timberwolves' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 139th, while the Patriots are ranked 289th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
The match pitted two dominant signal callers against one another in David Cooper and Ty Blair. Cooper had a great game and threw for 320 yards and two touchdowns while completing 79.4% of his passes. Meanwhile, Blair was balling out in the loss, throwing for 232 yards and two touchdowns while completing 78.8% of his passes, and also rushing for 115 yards on only 14 carries.
Glenn's loss dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Cedar Park, their win bumped their record up to 4-2.
Glenn came up short against Cedar Park in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 17-13. Will Glenn have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more football content.
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