It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Pilot Point can now relate to. They took a 54-47 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Commerce Tigers on Friday. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Thursday (45), the Bearcats still had to take the loss.
When it comes to explaining why Pilot Point lost, don't look at Caden David. Despite the final result, he rushed for 235 yards and four scores while picking up 9.4 yards per carry. Josh Chumley also helped out as he racked up 130 rushing yards.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Commerce to victory, but perhaps none more so than Aidan Brown, who threw for 259 yards and three TDs, and also rushed for 86 yards and a pair of touchdowns on only nine carries. 117 of Brown's passing yards were hauled in by Donovan Maria, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Bearcats
| 11/21/25 @ Commerce | 47-54 |
| 11/13/25 vs West | 45-13 |
| 11/07/25 @ Life Oak Cliff | 62-21 |
| 10/31/25 vs Whitesboro | 45-20 |
| 10/23/25 @ Pottsboro | 14-35 |
Pilot Point moved to 9-3 with that loss, which also ended their three-game winning streak. As for Commerce, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 9-2.
Pilot Point does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Commerce, they will challenge Grandview at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Tigers will be up against the Zebras' rather soft defense (which has allowed 29.58 points per contest), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance.
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