Football Recap: Ennis Lions vs. Midlothian Heritage Jaguars
Ennis lost a heartbreaker to Midlothian Heritage when they met back in October of 2022, and they left with a heavy heart again on Friday. The Ennis Lions lost 62-37 to the Midlothian Heritage Jaguars. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 337th, while the Jaguars are ranked 166th).
Despite the loss, Ennis still got an impressive performance from JAMARQUEZ FARSEE, who rushed for 174 yards and a touchdown while picking up 9.2 yards per carry. LAMARION MCGOWAN also played a phenomenal game despite the final result: he picked up 124 receiving yards.
Even though they lost, Ennis was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 260 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 162 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
Carter Rutenbar was his usual excellent self, rushing for 102 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries, while also throwing for 188 yards and two touchdowns while completing 73.7% of his passes for Midlothian Heritage. Malik Crutcher was another key player, rushing for 55 yards and a touchdown on only five carries.
Ennis' loss dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Midlothian Heritage, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-3.
After each having a week off, Ennis and Greenville will dust off their jerseys to face off against one another at 7:00 p.m. on October 11th. Ennis is facing Greenville at the right time seeing as Greenville is stuck on a five-game losing streak. As for Midlothian Heritage, a feisty cat fight will be fought when Jaguars takes on Terrell at 7:00 p.m. on October 11th. They are strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 26.6 points per game this season.
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