Football Preview: Carroll Tigers vs. Ray Texans
Carroll and Ray are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2014, but not for long. The Carroll Tigers are on the road again on Friday to play the Ray Texans at 7:00 p.m.
Carroll is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Gregory-Portland on Thursday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Carroll had to suffer through a 42-7 loss at the hands of Gregory-Portland. The Tigers have struggled against the Wildcats recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive lost matchup.
Ray fell on hard times earlier this season, but after back-to-back wins it seems like their luck might finally be changing. They skirted past Corpus Christi Moody 23-21. The score was all tied up 13-13 at the break, but the Texans were the better team in the second half.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Brian Mccullum and he. Mccullum rushed for 101 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries while he rushed for 101 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries. The dominant performance also gave Anthony Salinas a new career-high in rushing yards (143).
Ray was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 273 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 92.2 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last four contests they've averaged 185.
Carroll's loss dropped their record down to 3-5. As for Ray, their victory ended a seven-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-6.
Everything came up roses for Carroll against Ray in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as the team secured a 41-10 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Carroll since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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