Gruver football travels to Wellington for our Game of the Week - Lubbock Avalanche-Journal

Both teams sit at 4-0, making this the marquee matchup in the Texas Panhandle's Week 5 slate. Gruver comes in fresh off a 63-27 blowout of River Road, and head coach Kurt Haberthur's squad has cracked 45 points in every game this season. That kind of offensive output puts a target on their back heading into Wellington.

Junior quarterback Jett Pittman runs the show for Gruver's high-scoring attack, with wide receiver Mason Lankford doing damage on both sides of the ball. Lankford doubles as a defensive back, giving Gruver a two-way threat who shows up in nearly every phase of the game. Having a player that versatile matters when the competition finally matches their record.

For fans across the Panhandle, this is the game that decides who stays unbeaten going into the back half of the season. Neither side walks into Powell Field with anything to spare. One loss doesn't end a season, but it changes the conversation for whoever comes out on the wrong side Friday night.