Corsicana has been away from home for two games now, but on Friday they'll finally make their return. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Tigers faces off against the Kaufman Lions at 7:00 p.m.
Things were looking good for Corsicana after they put the first points on the board on Friday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They fell just short of Greenville by a score of 16-14. While the Tigers didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Lions 7-0 in the first quarter.
Meanwhile, Kaufman won a contest that couldn't have been any closer, slipping by Poteet 28-27. Given the Lions' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 260th, while the Pirates are ranked 553rd), the result on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.
A big part of Kaufman's victory came down to the chemistry between Ty Burleson and his top target Aljour Miles II. Burleson threw for 302 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 12.6 yards per attempt while Miles II picked up 238 receiving yards and four touchdowns. Miles II was no stranger to the big play, lighting up the secondary with a catch that went for 61 yards.
Kaufman didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Jeremiah Brown and Johnathan Wrenn. What's more, Wrenn also racked up 64 rushing yards, the mosthe's had since back in August of 2023.
Corsicana dropped their record down to 1-6 with the defeat, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Kaufman, they now have a winning record of 4-3.
Everything came up roses for Corsicana against Kaufman when the teams last played back in September of 2019, as the team secured a 40-7 win. In that match, Corsicana amassed a halftime lead of 33-7, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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