The Carthage Bulldogs will face off against the San Benito Greyhounds at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Carthage has four straight wins, San Benito has six straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
If Carthage beats San Benito with 58 points on Friday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. Carthage simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Jasper 58-14 at home. Given Carthage's advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 18th, while Jasper is ranked 373rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, while it was all tied up 14-14 at halftime, San Benito was not quite Weslaco's equal in the second half on Friday. They received a blow as they fell 28-14 to the Panthers.
The losing side was boosted by Tyler Ruiz, who rushed for 109 yards on only 13 carries.
Carthage's victory bumped their record up to 4-1. As for San Benito, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-5.
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