Football Recap: Anderson Comes Up Short

By Team Reports Sep 30, 2024, 12:13pm

Football Recap: Anderson Trojans vs. A&M Consolidated Tigers

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Anderson entered their game against A&M Consolidated on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Anderson Trojans took a blow against the A&M Consolidated Tigers, falling 56-28. While losing is never fun, the Trojans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 174th, while the Tigers are ranked 25th).

Anderson's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Ed Small, who picked up 76 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also threw for five yards and a touchdown. Another passer making a difference was Max Gerlich, who threw for 139 yards and two touchdowns.

Even if they lost, Anderson's defensive line still kept up the pressure with 4.5 sacks. A&M Consolidated's QB won't forget Gage Webb anytime soon given he sacked him three times.

Leading A&M Consolidated to victory were Will Hargett and Ja'Marlon Mooring. Hargett threw for 225 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.7 yards per attempt, while Mooring gained 133 total yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance also gave Mooring a new career-high in rushing yards. Cannon Kieschnick was in the mix too, providing A&M Consolidated with a touchdown.

This is the second loss in a row for Anderson and nudges their season record down to 2-2. As for A&M Consolidated, their win was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-0.

Coincidentally, both will both be playing Lehman the next time they take the field. Anderson will head out to face Lehman at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, while A&M Consolidated will host them at 7:30 p.m. on October 11th.

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