The La Vernia Bears will square off against the Calhoun Sandcrabs at 2:00 p.m. on Friday. La Vernia will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak.
La Vernia is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They skirted past LBJ Austin 13-10. The 13-point effort marked the Bears' lowest-scoring matchup of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
La Vernia found their leader in sophomore Ty Carter, who rushed for 117 yards and a touchdown. Carter's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 117 rushing yards. La Vernia also got a significant boost from Sean Garza, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 113 yards.
Carter was just one part of a punishing run game: La Vernia was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 230 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 228 rushing yards in five consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Calhoun strolled past Davenport with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 42-28. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Sandcrabs.
Fischer Franck was his usual excellent self, rushing for 226 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 11.3 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Darrik Salinas, who rushed for 89 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries.
Calhoun didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Coltyn Judd and Izaiah Cabrales.
Calhoun is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-5 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 44.0 points per game. As for La Vernia, their victory bumped their record up to 9-3.
Friday's match might be decided in the on the ground. La Vernia has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 284.3 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Calhoun struggles in that department as they've been averaging 340. It's looking like Friday's matchup might have some serious battles in the trenches.
La Vernia couldn't quite finish off Calhoun when the teams last played back in October and fell 22-20. Can La Vernia avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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