It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Calhoun can now relate to. They fell just short of the La Vernia Bears by a score of 24-21 on Friday. While the Sandcrabs had to settle for second, they closed the game well in the third quarter, where they outscored the Bears 7-0.
Calhoun's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Darrik Salinas, who rushed for 112 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries, and Alex Parker, who rushed for 79 yards and two touchdowns. That's the most rushing yards Salinas has posted since back in October of 2023.
Even though they lost, Calhoun was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 245 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 177 rushing yards in 11 consecutive contests.
Ty Carter continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for La Vernia, rushing for 233 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 10.6 yards per carry. Carter's longest rush was for an incredible 72 yards. Another player making a difference was Sean Garza, who rushed for 77 yards and a touchdown.
Calhoun's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-6. As for La Vernia, their victory was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 10-3.
Calhoun does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for La Vernia, they will face off against Bay City at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Bay City's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last four matchups.
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