Football Recap: Lexington Falls Short of Tidehaven in the Playoffs

It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Lexington can now relate to. They took a 35-21 bruising from the Tidehaven Tigers on Friday. The defensive woes were uncharacteristic for the Eagles, who until this match were averaging 14.36 points allowed.

Kase Evans threw for 250 yards and one touchdown. Cade Patschke was his top target, picking up 129 receiving yards. On the ground, Noah Wright-Harris rushed for 48 yards and two touchdowns.

Eagles

Previous 5 Games

12/06/24 vs Tidehaven	21-35
11/29/24 vs Poth	50-27
11/22/24 vs George West	76-0
11/14/24 @ Rice Consolidated	38-27
11/08/24 vs Rogers	35-0

With the defeat, Lexington broke their five-game winning streak and moved their record to 12-2. As for Tidehaven, the victory (which was their tenth in a row) raised their record to 12-2.

Lexington does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Tidehaven, they will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Woodville at 7:00 p.m. One thing working in Woodville's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last seven games.