The Corsicana Tigers will square off against the Crandall Pirates at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Corsicana has struggled recently with three defeats in a row, while Crandall will arrive with five straight victories.
Last Friday, Corsicana was beaten by Terrell 38-6. While losing is never fun, Corsicana can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 722nd, while Terrell is ranked 287th).
Meanwhile, you can't lose the contest if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Crandall's strategy against Poteet on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Crandall blew Poteet out of the water with a 48-7 final score. The matchup was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 28-7.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Crandall to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jeremiah Douglas, who picked up 163 receiving yards and a touchdown. Another player making a difference was William Vanlandingham, who rushed for 79 yards and a touchdown.
Crandall's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Cameron Tillman. Crandall got some further help from Austin Shackelford: he picked up two sacks, forced a fumble, and forced a fumble.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Crandall was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 301 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're rushing yard total in three consecutive matches.
Corsicana's loss dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Crandall, their win was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-0.
Corsicana might still be hurting after the 63-40 defeat they got from Crandall when the teams last played back in October of 2021. Thankfully for Corsicana, Chris Abron (who rushed for 179 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 8.1 yards per carry) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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