Grand Saline hasn't had much luck against Harmony recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Grand Saline Indians will welcome the Harmony Eagles at 7:00 p.m. Grand Saline will be coming into the contest with an undefeated record on the line.
While Grand Saline didn't have the best season last year (they finished 4-6), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They blew past Joaquin, posting a 64-19 victory at home.
Jett Taylor continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 231 yards and four touchdowns on only ten carries, while also throwing for 144 yards and two touchdowns on only nine passes. Kolton Prox was Taylor's top target, picking up 90 receiving yards and a touchdown, while also rushing for 38 yards.
Grand Saline wouldn't let Joaquin keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force five fumbles. Trevor Green led the group effort, picking up two of those forced fumbles all by himself. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 6.2 total tackles per game. Another thorn in Joaquin's side was Francisco Torres, who made 17 total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Grand Saline was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 447 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 255 rushing yards in four consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Harmony was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat dating back to last season. They fell to Quitman 34-29. One positive for the Eagles, at least, is that this was the most points they've scored all season.
Grand Saline's win bumped their record up to 4-0. As for Harmony, their loss dropped their record down to 0-5.
Grand Saline was dealt a bruising 42-7 defeat at the hands of Harmony in their previous meeting back in October of 2021. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point Grand Saline was down 35-0.
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