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October 12, 2018 – San Saba Armadillos vs Goldthwaite Eagles – 101st meeting; 78-0 victory; #8 Eli Salinas runs through a tackle on a long touchdown run. (Photo by Buddy Whitley) -
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San Saba will open District play this Friday against their oldest and most frequently played foe, the Goldthwaite Eagles. The game was originally scheduled to be played in Goldthwaite, but due to seating limitations the game was moved to Gordon Wood Stadium in Brownwood.
This will be the third time the teams have played in Brownwood (2004, 2005). Both of those games were played as part of the “Gordon Wood Classic,” in which several teams played throughout the weekend.
Although it is the 103rd meeting, it is the 98th year the teams have played each other. There were no games from1917-1921 and no games in ’47 and ’52. They played twice in 1923, '29, '30, '33 and '39. The last two years have been good to San Saba as the Dillos outscored the Eagles 139-0 and are looking to take three in a row from Goldthwaite for the first time since 1987-1989.
Overall series – San Saba leads 59-39-4
1st game – 1916 (San Saba won 43-6)
Consecutive years played – 67 (1953 to present)
Longest winning streak:
• San Saba (7) 1977-1983
• Goldthwaite (7) 2004-2010
Largest margin of victory: • San Saba – 79-0 (2019)
• San Saba – 79-0 (2019)
• Goldthwaite – 48-0 (1995)
Shutouts:
San Saba – 28 (most recent was 2019)
Goldthwaite – 15 (most recent was 2016)
Decades of dominance:
San Saba won 51 of the 1st 72 games (71%) through 1989.
Goldthwaite has won 21 of the last 30 games (70%) since 1990.