The Corsicana Tigers will face off against the Crandall Pirates at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Corsicana has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the match with three straight losses, while Crandall will come in with five straight victories.
Last Friday, Corsicana was beaten by Terrell 38-6. While losing is never fun, Corsicana can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 722nd, while Terrell is ranked 287th).
Meanwhile, a well-balanced attack led Crandall over Poteet in every quarter on their way to victory on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Crandall blew Poteet out of the water with a 48-7 final score. With Crandall ahead 28-7 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
Crandall got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Jeremiah Douglas out in front who picked up 163 receiving yards and a touchdown. William Vanlandingham was another key player, rushing for 79 yards and a touchdown.
Crandall's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Cameron Tillman. Crandall got some further help from Austin Shackelford: he picked up two sacks, forced a fumble, and forced a fumble.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Crandall was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 301 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're rushing yard total in three consecutive matchups.
Corsicana's defeat dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Crandall, their victory was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-0.
Corsicana suffered a grim 63-40 defeat to Crandall in their previous matchup back in October of 2021. Thankfully for Corsicana, Chris Abron (who rushed for 179 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 8.1 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.
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