Football Preview: Calallen Wildcats vs. El Campo Ricebirds
The Calallen Wildcats will square off against the El Campo Ricebirds at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Calallen has four straight victories, El Campo has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Calallen is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Hidalgo 57-0 two weeks ago. Considering the Wildcats have won six matchups by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Calallen's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Sebastian Dennis, who rushed for 69 yards and a touchdown on only five carries, and also threw for 144 yards and two touchdowns. Connor Klostermann was another key player, rushing for 85 yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, El Campo entered their game against La Vernia on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. El Campo lost 28-7 to La Vernia. The contest marked the Ricebirds' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
El Campo wouldn't let La Vernia keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. El Campo can thank Vladimir Garcia and Kylon Taylor for forcing both of them. Another thorn in La Vernia's side was Riley Riha, who picked up a sack and made 14 total tackles.
Calallen has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-2 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 9.2 points per game. As for El Campo, their defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 6-4.
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