Caston is 1-8 against Culver Community since October of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Caston Comets will take on the Culver Community Cavaliers at 7:00 p.m. Caston will be strutting in after a win while Culver Community will be coming in after a defeat.
Caston will roll into the contest after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up six points last Friday, then bounced right back against South Central on Friday. Caston blew past South Central 48-14 at home. With the Comets ahead 34-8 at the half, the match was all but over already.
Caston got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Ashton Bowyer out in front who rushed for 173 yards and a touchdown while picking up 10.2 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave Bowyer a new career-high in rushing yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Jabez Yarber, who rushed for 73 yards and three touchdowns on only eight carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Caston was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 342 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Culver Community was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They had to suffer through a 70-0 loss at the hands of North Judson-San Pierre. The matchup marked the first time this year in which the Cavaliers were not able to get on the board.
The win snapped Caston's losing streak at five games dating back to last season and leaves them with a 1-4 record. As for Culver Community, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 1-4.
Everything came up roses for Caston against Culver Community in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 as the team secured a 49-14 victory. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Culver Community's Anthony Sommers, who rushed for 95 yards and a touchdown. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Caston still be able to contain Sommers? There's only one way to find out.
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