Football Recap: Crandall Picks Up Eighth Straight Win at Home

By Team Reports Oct 27, 2024, 3:32pm

Football Recap: Crandall Pirates vs. Ennis Lions

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There's no place like home for Crandall, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. Everything went their way against the Ennis Lions on Friday as the Crandall Pirates made off with a 38-14 victory. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Pirates considering their three-point performance the match before.

Crandall was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 223 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Ennis only rushed for 115.

Crandall didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Jeremiah Douglas and Cameron Tillman. Another thorn in Ennis' side was Hudson West, who picked up three sacks and made 15 total tackles (4.0 for loss).

Although Ennis took the loss, they still got scores from GRACEN HARRIS and WENDERIUS JONES.

Crandall pushed their record up to 7-1 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Ennis, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-6 record this season.

Crandall will venture away from home to square off against Terrell at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 997 yards in their previous games. As for Ennis, they will welcome Poteet at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Ennis is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 32.4 points per game this season.

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