Football Preview: Texas School for the Deaf Rangers vs. Concordia Cardinals
The Texas School for the Deaf Rangers will venture away from home to challenge the Concordia Cardinals at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Texas School for the Deaf took a loss when they played away from home last Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Saturday. They blew past Alabama School for the Deaf 54-14 at home. The win 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 victory 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 too, 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.
Meanwhile, Concordia hadn't done well against Bracken Christian recently (they were 0-3 in their previous three matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Concordia claimed a resounding 68-30 win over Bracken Christian at home. The result was nothing new for the Cardinals, who have now won three matchups by 38 points or more so far this season.
Texas School for the Deaf now has a winning record of 4-3. As for Concordia, their record is now 5-2.
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