After flying high against Stafford last Saturday, Almeta Crawford came back down to earth. The Almeta Crawford Chargers took a 38-27 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Navasota Rattlers on Friday.
Despite the defeat, Almeta Crawford saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Khaidyn Hopson picked up a sack, forced a fumble, and made four total tackles.
Almeta Crawford wouldn't let Navasota keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. Almeta Crawford can thank Camron Alakija and Hopson for forcing all of them. Hopson also made four total tackles, which is notable because Almeta Crawford is 3-1 when he posts at least three total tackles, but 2-4 otherwise.
Artavian Rutherford was his usual excellent self, rushing for 209 yards and two touchdowns for Navasota. Rutherford's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 103 rushing yards. Daquan Pratt did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 130 receiving yards.
Almeta Crawford's loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 5-5. Those losses can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 27.7 points per game. As for Navasota, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 5-5.
Almeta Crawford didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 35-28 defeat against Worthing on the 15th. As for Navasota, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next game, a 49-18 win against Yates on the 15th.
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