After a string of three wins, Lampasas's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They took a 42-31 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Stephenville Yellow Jackets/Honeybees. While losing is never fun, the Badgers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 212th, while the Yellow Jackets/Honeybees are ranked 34th).
Despite the loss, Lampasas still got an impressive performance from Reed Jerome, who rushed for 40 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 236 yards and a touchdown. 95 of those passing yards were hauled in by Ty Johnson.
Stephenville's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Ryan Gafford, who threw for 261 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 10.9 yards per attempt. With that strong performance, Gafford is now averaging an impressive 3.1 passing touchdowns per game. Tristian Gentry was Gafford's top target, picking up 152 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Lampasas' loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 7-2. As for Stephenville, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-1.
Lampasas has already played their next match, a 61-7 win against Marble Falls on the 1st. As for Stephenville, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next game, a 44-0 victory against Brownwood on the 1st.
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