CORPUS CHRISTI, TX — The Battle of the Bridge has a new twist this season.

The historic rivalry between Carroll and Gregory-Portland's football teams has a new bridge but the same stakes in UIL 5A-DII District 14.

"All these guys here that's what they've been talking about the whole season," Carroll Senior Roman Nino said. "Our linebacker, Kayden, has been talking... if there's a game he wants to win it's this one."

Both teams are coming off a bye week. It was two weeks ago when Carroll (4-3, 1-1) suffered a tough, 31-0 loss to Miller. Now they're looking to bounce back against one of their biggest rivals.

"It was hard to lose but the bye week pushed us to get the confidence back against GP," Carroll Senior Paul Garcia said.

Gregory-Portland (6-1, 2-0) will host the Tigers with a chan

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