Football Preview: Calhoun Sandcrabs vs. Bay City Blackcats
The Calhoun Sandcrabs are taking a road trip to face off against the Bay City Blackcats at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Calhoun sitting on five straight victories and Bay City on seven.
Calhoun gave up the first points last Friday, but they didn't let that get them down. They walked away with a 22-10 win over El Campo.
Calhoun had a senior duo take command as Fischer Franck rushed for 115 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries and Darrik Salinas rushed for 80 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries. With that strong performance, Franck is now averaging an impressive 100.7 rushing yards per game.
Meanwhile, a well-balanced attack led Bay City over Jones in every quarter on their way to victory on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Bay City blew Jones out of the water with a 50-6 final score. Given the Blackcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 241st, while the Trojans are ranked 730th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Bay City had a senior duo take command as Alex Estrada threw for 288 yards and five touchdowns and Jada Andrews gained 231 total yards and two touchdowns. Those five passing touchdowns set a new season-high mark for Estrada. Xylan Williams was Estrada's top target, picking up 95 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Bay City was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 229 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Bay City pushed their record up to 8-1 with the victory, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 44.0 points per game. As for Calhoun, they now have a winning record of 5-4.
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