The Calhoun Sandcrabs will head out on the road to challenge the El Campo Ricebirds at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Calhoun will be strutting in after a win while El Campo will be coming in after a loss.
On Friday, Calhoun was able to grind out a solid victory over Floresville, taking the game 37-28. The win continues a trend for the Sandcrabs in their matchups with the Tigers/Jaguars: they've now won six in a row.
The critical scores for Calhoun came from Ashton Sternadel, Jojo Baldera, Gunner Martinez, Holton Hadley, and Izaiah Cabrales.
Calhoun was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 404 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in November of 2024.
Meanwhile, El Campo unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Friday. They took a 35-17 bruising from Bay City. The matchup marked the Ricebirds' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
The victory got Calhoun back to even at 4-4. As for El Campo, their defeat was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 6-2.
Calhoun beat El Campo 22-10 in their previous meeting back in November of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Sandcrabs since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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