Floresville hasn't had much luck against Calhoun recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Floresville Tigers will host the Calhoun Sandcrabs at 7:30 p.m.
Floresville's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against El Campo on Friday. They were beaten by the Ricebirds 66-0. The Tigers just can't catch a break and have now endured three losses in a row.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Calhoun). They breezed by Jones at home to the tune of 56-13 on Friday. Winning may never get old, but the Sandcrabs sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.
Alex Parker had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 101 yards and five touchdowns. Another player making a difference was Ashton Sternadel, who rushed for 113 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Calhoun was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 452 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 177 rushing yards in five consecutive matches.
One reason for the win was Calhoun's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for four sacks. Leading the way was Holston Deckard with three.
Floresville's defeat dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Calhoun, their win bumped their record up to 3-4.
Floresville was taken down by Calhoun 49-18 in their previous matchup back in November of 2023. Thankfully for Floresville, Jayce Campos (who rushed for 202 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 12.6 yards per carry) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps