The Boerne Greyhounds will challenge the Carroll Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in Boerne's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last five contests.
Last Friday, Boerne took their match with ease, bagging a 49-21 victory over Tivy. With the Greyhounds ahead 35-7 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.
Hank Hendrix was his usual excellent self, throwing for 268 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.2 yards per attempt. Boerne also got help from Brooks Perez, who showed off his sure hands for 136 receiving yards.
Another reason for the win was Boerne's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for five sacks. Tivy's QB won't forget Cole Durham anytime soon given he sacked him twice. Another thorn in Tivy's side was Braden Bays, who forced a fumble and made five total tackles (2.0 for loss) in addition to snagging an interception which he returned for a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Carroll's game on Friday was all tied up 14-14 at the half, but luckily for them it didn't stay that way. They strolled past Corpus Christi Moody with points to spare, taking the game 35-21. With that win, the Tigers brought their scoring average up to 26.2 points per game.
Carroll's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Nick Cantu, who threw for 197 yards and two touchdowns, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Jesse Garcia also helped out as he racked up 122 rushing yards.
Carroll was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 264 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their rushing yard total in three consecutive games.
Boerne pushed their record up to 7-3 with the win, which was their third straight at home. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 29.3 points. As for Carroll, the victory got them back to even at 5-5.
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