Ray fell on hard times earlier this season, but after back-to-back victories it seems like their luck might finally be changing. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Corpus Christi Moody Trojans on Friday, sneaking past 23-21. That's more bragging rights for the Texans, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Brian Mccullum and he. Mccullum rushed for 101 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries while he rushed for 101 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries. The dominant performance also gave Anthony Salinas a new career-high in rushing yards (143).
Ray was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 273 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 92.2 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last four contests they've averaged 185.
Despite the defeat, Corpus Christi Moody saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Kayden Dufour rushed for 195 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries, and also picked up 32 receiving yards. Dufour's longest rush was for an impressive 65 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Ray's win ended a seven-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-6. As for Corpus Christi Moody, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-4.
Ray didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 31-10 loss against Carroll on the 1st. Corpus Christi Moody has also already played their next match, a 41-27 victory against King on the 1st.
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