Two dominant backs in Aiden Zavala and Cody Adame are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Tivy Antlers will face off against the Gregory-Portland Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Tivy knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past eight matchups -- so hopefully Gregory-Portland likes a good challenge.
Tivy is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Boerne on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. The Antlers were beaten by the Greyhounds 62-35. While losing is never fun, the Antlers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 405th, while the Greyhounds are ranked 86th).
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Kyrin Armelin, who picked up 121 receiving yards and two TDs. He got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 65 yards.
Meanwhile, Gregory-Portland had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 45.6 points) and they went ahead and made it six on Friday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Mustangs a 78-0 shutout. The game was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Wildcats had established a 68-point advantage.
Tivy better keep an eye on Carter Dominguez. He was instrumental in Gregory-Portland's win, throwing for 170 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 passes, while also rushing for 46 yards and a pair of scores. Dominguez is also on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in each of the last three games he's played.
Gregory-Portland's record is now 9-1. As for Tivy, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-4.
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