BIG COUNTRY PREPS GAME OF THE WEEK: Santo heads to Goldthwaite for spotlight game (w/ Evan Ren’s Big Country Picks)

LAST WEEK: 48-8, .857
SEASON TOTAL: 48-8, .857

Our Big Country Preps Game of the Week shifts eastward in Week 2, where established are playoff contender Santo (1-0) squares off with a Goldthwaite team that is exhibiting early signs of taking a major step forward despite an 0-1 record. 

Goldthwaite, a traditional Big Country power that is trying to climb out of a six-year stretch of losing seasons (the longest streak in school history) gave seventh-ranked Crawford all it wanted in a 28-14 loss on the road last week. Even for those who don’t believe in moral victories, that one’s worth an eyebrow raise, considering the Eagles were 0-10 last year.