It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Calhoun had no problem doing just that on Friday. They took their game with ease, bagging a 56-14 victory over the Zapata Hawks. The Sandcrabs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four contests by 42 points or more this season.
Fischer Franck was his usual excellent self, rushing for 216 yards and four touchdowns on only nine carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 60 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Darrik Salinas was another major influence, as he rushed for 108 yards and ran in a TD.
Calhoun was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 621 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Calhoun pushed their record up to 6-5 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 9.3 points per game. As for Zapata, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-4.
Calhoun will take on Davenport at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Davenport will be hoping to continue their four-game streak of scoring more points each match than the last. Zapata does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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