Football Preview: Concordia Cardinals vs. Texas School for the Deaf Rangers
The Concordia Cardinals have the luxury of staying home for another week and will welcome the Texas School for the Deaf Rangers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Concordia will bounce into Friday's matchup after beating Bracken Christian, who they had gone 0-3 against in their three prior meetings. Concordia blew past Bracken Christian, posting a 68-30 win at home.
Texas School for the Deaf never got on the board in their matchup last Saturday, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against Alabama School for the Deaf last Saturday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Silent Warriors 54-14 at home. The victory was all the more spectacular given the Rangers' disadvantage in MaxPreps' football rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 121st in Texas, while the Silent Warriors are ranked 11th in Alabama).
A big part of Texas School for the Deaf's win came down to the chemistry between Xiovan Tomlinson and his top target Niven Zhang. Tomlinson rushed for 11 yards and a touchdown while Zhang rushed for 87 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries. Those 87 rushing yards gave Zhang a new career-high. William Scarboro was in the mix as well, providing Texas School for the Deaf with a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Texas School for the Deaf was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 268 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Concordia's victory bumped their record up to 5-2. As for Texas School for the Deaf, they now have a winning record of 4-3.
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