Football Preview: Karnes City Badgers vs. Poth Pirates
Karnes City hasn't had much luck against Poth recently, but that could start to change on Friday. After each having a week off, both will dust off their jerseys to square off against one another at 7:00 p.m. Both teams are still undefeated after three-games, but that won't be the case come Friday.
Two weeks ago, Karnes City humbled Kenedy with a 49-14 victory. Fans of the Badgers have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Savion Nixon-Thompson was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 62 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 110 yards and two touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes. Andrew Crow was in the mix too, providing Karnes City with two touchdowns.
Karnes City's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Crow and Syrhian Alaniz.
Meanwhile, Poth was not the first on the board two weeks ago, but they got there more often. They walked away with a 21-14 victory over Shiner. Given the Pirates' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 228th, while the Comanches are ranked 497th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Kane Stover was a one-man wrecking crew for Poth as he rushed for 120 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.5 yards per carry.
Karnes City's win bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Poth, their victory was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-0.
Karnes City took a serious blow against Poth when the teams last played back in November of 2023, falling 44-13. Can Karnes City avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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