Football Recap: Midlothian Heritage Comes Up Short

Midlothian Heritage was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss dating back to last season. They were outmatched by the Texas Tigers at home and fell 51-13. While losing is never fun, the Jaguars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 193rd, while the Tigers are ranked ninth).

Carter Rutenbar threw for 195 yards on 16 of 28 attempts, and also rushed for 65 yards. Freeman Robinson 3Rd was his top target, picking up 83 receiving yards. On the ground, Za'Ko Davis rushed for 130 yards and two touchdowns.

David Potter had an outrageously good game for Texas as he threw for 329 yards and three touchdowns while completing 77.8% of his passes, and also rushed for 76 yards. The dominant performance gave Potter a new career-high in rushing yards. Shavante Montgomery was Potter's top target, picking up 154 receiving yards and two touchdowns.

Midlothian Heritage's defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 0-3. As for Texas, their win was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-0.

Midlothian Heritage will venture away from home to face off against Greenville at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Midlothian Heritage is facing Greenville at the right time seeing as Greenville is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Texas, they are on the road again on Friday to play Fayetteville at 7:00 p.m. One thing working in Texas' favor is that they have posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season.

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