Ray and Carroll are an even 5-5 against one another  since October of 2015, but  not for long. The Texans will face off against the Tigers at 7:00  p.m.  on Friday. Ray will be strutting in after a  victory while Carroll will be coming in after a  loss.
Ray barely beat Corpus Christi Moody the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Texans took their  matchup  on Friday with ease, bagging  a  55-21 win over the Trojans. The  victory continues a trend for the Texans in their matchups with the Trojans: they've now won four in a row.

 Tripp Thompson
| 09/12/25 @ King | 153.9 | 
| 10/10/25 @ King | 152.2 | 
| 10/24/25 vs Corpus Christi Moody | 146.8 | 
| 09/04/25 @ Tuloso-Midway | 119.2 | 
| 09/18/25 @ McCollum | 112.2 | 
| + 3 more games | 
Ray got their  win on the backs of several key players, but it was  Tripp Thompson out in front who threw for 193 yards and four  touchdowns on only 11 passes, and also rushed for 72 yards and one  score. Thompson's passing game has become a key predictor of the Texans' success: the team is 4-1 when his passer rating is 110 or higher, but only 1-2 otherwise.  Huzefa Ullah was in the mix  too, providing Ray with two TDs.
 Ray didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over.  Jason Gutierrez picked up that interception and then proceeded to rub salt in the wound by taking it back the other way for a touchdown. He has been hot recently, having also posted eight or more  total tackles the last three times he's  played. He got in on the action too, converting a pick  into a touchdown.
 Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Carroll's offense. They were  outmatched by Gregory-Portland and fell  60-0. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage  in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 645th, while the Wildcats are ranked 217th).
 Carroll's defeat  ended  a  three-game streak of away wins  and  brought them to 4-4. As for Ray, their victory bumped their record up to 5-3.
 Ray might still be hurting after the  31-10 loss they got from Carroll  in their previous matchup  back in November of 2024. Can the Texans avenge their  defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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