Football Preview: Calhoun Sandcrabs vs. Zapata Hawks
The Calhoun Sandcrabs are taking a road trip to face off against the Zapata Hawks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Calhoun is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 38.3 points per game this season.
Calhoun is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Bay City just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Friday. They fell just short of the Blackcats by a score of 42-39. Despite 111 more yards than the Blackcats, the Sandcrabs couldn't convert that extra yardage to scores.
Despite the loss, Calhoun got top-tier performance from Fischer Franck, who rushed for 201 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.0 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave Franck a new career-high in rushing yards. Calhoun also got a significant boost from Alex Parker, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 84 yards.
Even though they lost, Calhoun was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 353 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 257 rushing yards in six consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, a victory for Zapata just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They took a blow against Tuloso-Midway, falling 55-20.
Calhoun's defeat dropped their record down to 5-5. As for Zapata, their loss dropped their record down to 7-3.
Everything went Calhoun's way against Zapata in their previous matchup back in November of 2023, as Calhoun made off with a 62-36 win. In that match, Calhoun amassed a halftime lead of 42-14, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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