Football Preview: Crandall Pirates vs. Corsicana Tigers
The Crandall Pirates will head out on the road to challenge the Corsicana Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Crandall has five straight wins, Corsicana has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Crandall is headed into the game after thoroughly thrashing Poteet: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Crandall blew Poteet out of the water with a 48-7 final score. Given Crandall's advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 260th, while Poteet is ranked 707th), the result on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Crandall's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Jeremiah Douglas led the charge by picking up 163 receiving yards and a touchdown. Another player making a difference was William Vanlandingham, who rushed for 79 yards and a touchdown.
Another reason for the win was Crandall's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for five sacks. Austin Shackelford was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up twohimself. He also set a new season high mark in total tackles with ten.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Crandall was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 301 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 165 rushing yards in three consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Corsicana had to suffer through a 38-6 loss at the hands of Terrell.
Crandall's victory was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-0. As for Corsicana, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-3.
Crandall took their win against Corsicana in their previous meeting back in October of 2021 by a conclusive 63-40. Does Crandall have another victory up their sleeve, or will Corsicana turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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