Two dominant backs in Kayden Dufour and Cody Adame are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Corpus Christi Moody Trojans will take on the Gregory-Portland Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Corpus Christi Moody will head into Friday's game out to bounce back: they won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune on Friday. They were outmatched by Miller at home and fell 70-14. The Trojans have struggled against the Buccaneers recently, as their game on Friday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, the third road match was the charm for Gregory-Portland, as they earned their first road win of the season. They put the hurt on Ray with a sharp 34-14 win on Thursday. With the Wildcats ahead 27-7 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
Adame continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 237 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.3 yards per carry. Those 237 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. Brandon Coates also helped out with an impressive 107 receiving yards.
Another reason for the win was Gregory-Portland's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for three sacks. Weston Bonneau was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up twohimself. He has become a key player for Gregory-Portland: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least two sacks, but 0-3 otherwise.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Gregory-Portland was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 275 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Corpus Christi Moody moved to 4-2 with that loss, which also ended their four-game winning streak. As for Gregory-Portland, their victory bumped their record up to 2-4.
Corpus Christi Moody was taken down by Gregory-Portland 56-7 in their previous meeting back in September of 2021. Thankfully for Corpus Christi Moody, Brandon Redden (who threw for 192 yards and three touchdowns on only 17 passes, and also rushed for 114 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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