On Friday, the Pottsboro Cardinals earned a 42-35 win over the Sanger Indians. Given the Cardinals' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 278th, while the Indians are ranked 608th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Cayden Humphrey was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 207 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 8.0 yards per carry, and also threw for 200 yards and two touchdowns while completing 77.8% of his passes. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Zavier Brady was Humphrey's top target, picking up 107 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Pottsboro was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 258 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 183 rushing yards in 14 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Pottsboro wouldn't let Sanger keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Pottsboro can thank Carson Nix and Cayson Watson for forcing both of them. Watson is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last six games he's played dating back to last season.
Several Indians players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Reginald Jones, who rushed for 180 yards while picking up 7.5 yards per carry. Austin Martin was another key player, rushing for 74 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries.
Pottsboro's victory bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Sanger, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 0-2.
Pottsboro will face off against Mount Vernon at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Sanger, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Community at 7:00 p.m.
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