Football Recap: Conroe Tigers vs. New Caney Eagles
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Conroe). Everything went their way against the New Caney Eagles on Thursday as the Conroe Tigers made off with a 37-13 victory. With the Tigers ahead 30-7 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
Dramekco Green had a dynamite game for Conroe, rushing for 220 yards and four touchdowns on only 14 carries. With that strong performance, Green is now averaging an impressive 135.7 rushing yards per game.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Conroe was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 247 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 179 rushing yards in three consecutive games.
New Caney lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Jacobi Carter, who picked up 98 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Conroe's win bumped their record up to 4-0. As for New Caney, their loss was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-3.
Coincidentally, the two teams will both be playing Oak Ridge the next time they take the field. New Caney will head out to face Oak Ridge on Thursday, while Conroe will host them at 7:00 p.m. on October 4th.
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