Football Preview: Crandall Pirates vs. Corsicana Tigers
The Crandall Pirates will venture away from home to challenge the Corsicana Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Crandall has five straight wins, Corsicana has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Crandall is headed into the match after thoroughly thrashing Poteet: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Crandall blew Poteet out of the water with a 48-7 final score. Given Crandall's advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 260th, while Poteet is ranked 707th), the result on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Crandall's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Jeremiah Douglas, who picked up 163 receiving yards and a touchdown. William Vanlandingham was another key player, rushing for 79 yards and a touchdown.
Crandall's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB five times. Austin Shackelford was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up two sackshimself. He also set a new season high mark in total tackles with ten.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Crandall was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 301 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 165 rushing yards in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Corsicana had to suffer through a 38-6 loss at the hands of Terrell.
Crandall's win was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-0. As for Corsicana, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-3.
Everything went Crandall's way against Corsicana when the teams last played back in October of 2021, as Crandall made off with a 63-40 victory. Does Crandall have another victory up their sleeve, or will Corsicana turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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