The Pinkston Vikings will square off against the Conrad Chargers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Pinkston is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Carter on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Pinkston came up short against Carter, falling 41-20. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 723rd, while the Cowboys are ranked 330th).
Despite the defeat, Pinkston got top-tier performance from Coleman Oby, who rushed for 163 yards and three touchdowns. Oby's rushing production has been exceptional as that marked his seventh straight game with at least 146 rushing yards. Pinkston also got a significant boost from Tawnerien Williams, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 103 yards.
Even though they lost, Pinkston was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 266 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 266 rushing yards in four consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Conrad was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They were dealt a 57-0 defeat at the hands of Kimball. While getting shut out isn't ideal, the Chargers haven't been shut out since back in September.
Conrad's loss dropped their record down to 1-8. As for Pinkston, the defeat snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 3-6 record.
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