Calhoun is 4-0 against Floresville since October of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Calhoun Sandcrabs will square off against the Floresville Tigers at 7:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Calhoun has three straight wins, Floresville has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Calhoun will head into Friday's matchup hoping to keep the good times rolling: they only won by two when they last took the field, which might have inspired the 43-point they dealt Jones on Friday. Calhoun really took it to Jones for the full four quarters, racking up a 56-13 victory at home. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 21-0.
Alex Parker was a one-man wrecking crew for Calhoun as he rushed for 101 yards and five touchdowns. Ashton Sternadel was another key player, rushing for 113 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Calhoun was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 452 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 177 rushing yards in five consecutive contests.
One reason for the win was Calhoun's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for four sacks. Holston Deckard was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up threehimself.
Meanwhile, Floresville fell victim to El Campo and their airtight defense on Friday. They were outmatched by the Ricebirds on the road and fell 66-0. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 1003rd, while the Ricebirds are ranked 302nd).
Calhoun's win bumped their record up to 3-4. As for Floresville, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-6.
Everything came up roses for Calhoun against Floresville in their previous matchup back in November of 2023, as the squad secured a 49-18 victory. In that game, Calhoun amassed a halftime lead of 35-6, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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