Football Recap: Pinkston Falls Despite Strong Effort from Coleman Oby

By Team Reports Nov 6, 2024, 3:18pm

Football Recap: Pinkston Vikings vs. Carter Cowboys

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Pinkston lost against Carter back in September of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Pinkston Vikings came up short against the Carter Cowboys, falling 41-20. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 723rd, while the Cowboys are ranked 330th).

When it comes to explaining why Pinkston lost, don't look at Coleman Oby. Despite the final result, he rushed for 163 yards and three touchdowns. Oby's rushing production has been exceptional as that marked his seventh straight game with at least 146 rushing yards. Tawnerien Williams handled things on the ground, rushing for 103 yards.

Carter's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Christopher Miller, who threw for 145 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 51 yards and a touchdown. Another player making a difference was Damarion Boozer, who rushed for 90 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries.

The defeat snapped Pinkston's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 3-6 record. As for Carter, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a massive bump to their 5-4 record this season.

Pinkston will head out to take on Conrad at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Pinkston is facing Conrad at the right time seeing as Conrad is stuck on a six-game losing streak. As for Carter, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Lincoln at 7:00 p.m. Lincoln is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 28.7 points per game this season.

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