The College Park Cavaliers will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the New Caney Eagles at 7:00 p.m. College Park is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 37.1 points per game this season.
College Park is headed into the matchup after thoroughly thrashing Cleveland: they outscored them in every quarter. College Park's defense stepped up to hand Cleveland a 70-0 shutout two weeks ago. Given the Cavaliers' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 223rd, while the Indians are ranked 980th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Clint Rachal continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, picking up 169 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He really caught the secondary sleeping when he pulled down a catch that went for 81 yards. Jayden Ogoli was in the mix as well, providing College Park with two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, New Caney came into Friday's match having lost eight straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They breezed by Cleveland to the tune of 47-14 on Friday. The high-scoring effort was just what the Eagles needed considering they were shutout in their previous contest.
New Caney's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Corey Johnson led the charge by rushing for 57 yards and two touchdowns, while also throwing for 86 yards and a touchdown. Kendrick Mitchell was another key player, rushing for 127 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries.
New Caney was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 265 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
College Park's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-4. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 11.7 points per game. As for New Caney, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-8.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's game: College Park has been on an offensive roll this season, having averaged 378.8 total yards per game. It's a different story for New Caney, though, as they've been averaging only 247.6. Will College Park be able to march up the field at their leisure again, or will New Caney flip the script?
College Park was able to grind out a solid victory over New Caney in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, winning 34-27. Does College Park have another victory up their sleeve, or will New Caney turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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