There's no place like home for Kimball, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Thursday. They took their contest at home on Friday with ease, bagging a 34-0 win over the Pinkston Vikings. Given the Knights' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 203rd, while the Vikings are ranked 774th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Kimball's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Charles Mccuin led the charge by rushing for 84 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Mccuin a new career-high in rushing yards. Camrin Jackson was another key pass catcher, picking up 97 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Kimball wouldn't let Pinkston keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force four fumbles. William Carrigan led the group effort, picking up two of those forced fumbles all by himself. Rodney Price also set a new season high mark in total tackles with 12. Another thorn in Pinkston's side was Juan Aguilar, who made six total tackles and snagged an interception which he returned one-yard for a touchdown.
When it comes to explaining why Pinkston lost, don't look at Tawnerien Williams. Despite the final result, he rushed for 128 yards on only 14 carries. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: Williams posted at least 118 rushing yards in the fourth games prior.
The victory got Kimball back to even at 2-2. As for Pinkston, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 0-4.
Kimball will square off against Roosevelt at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both have allowed few points on average, (Kimball: 15.5, Roosevelt: 9.8) so any points scored will be well earned. As for Pinkston, they will take on Lincoln on Thursday. Lincoln will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each matchup than the last.
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