The Pinkston Vikings will venture away from home to square off against the Roosevelt Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Pinkston will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each game than the last.
Last Friday, Pinkston was able to grind out a solid victory over North Dallas, taking the game 34-26.
Coleman Oby continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 260 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 15.3 yards per carry. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 95-yard run. Tawnerien Williams was another key player, rushing for 122 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.6 yards per carry.
Another reason for the win was Pinkston's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for three sacks. D'Arion Gibson was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up twohimself.
Meanwhile, after low-scoring totals in their previous four contests, Roosevelt brought some dynamite into their most recent match. They blew past Conrad 35-14 on Friday. Considering the Mustangs have won three matchups by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Pinkston's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 2-5. As for Roosevelt, their victory ended a seven-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 3-4.
Pinkston came up short against Roosevelt when the teams last played back in October of 2021, falling 18-6. Thankfully for Pinkston, Kyja Powell (who rushed for 92 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries, and also picked up 31 receiving yards and a touchdown) 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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