Pope has been away from home for three games now, but on Friday they'll finally make their return. They will host the Creekview Grizzlies at 7:30 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Pope is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Woodstock on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Pope came up short against Woodstock, falling 41-17. The Greyhounds haven't had much luck with the Wolverines recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was John Stuetzer, who rushed for 59 yards and a touchdown. Ethan Alterman handled things on the ground, rushing for 88 yards.
Meanwhile, Creekview lost 41-21 to Sprayberry on Friday. The Grizzlies have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
The match pitted two dominant signal callers against one another in Austin Guest and Jaden Duckett. Duckett had a great game and rushed for 96 yards and four touchdowns. Meanwhile, Guest was balling out in the loss, throwing for 238 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 11.9 yards per attempt, and also rushing for 46 yards and a touchdown.
Pope now has a losing record at 3-4. As for Creekview, their loss dropped their record down to 4-3.
Pope suffered a grim 38-14 defeat to Creekview in their previous matchup back in November of 2018. Will Pope have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other football content.
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