It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Pebble Hills can now relate to. They were dealt a 42-14 defeat at the hands of the Midland Bulldogs on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Spartans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 391st, while the Bulldogs are ranked 101st).
Despite the loss, Pebble Hills had strong showings from Zereian Quarles, who rushed for 151 yards, and Joe Fernandez, who threw for 106 yards and a touchdown. Quarles' rushing production has been exceptional for a while as that marked his tenth straight game with at least 127 rushing yards.
Even if they lost, Pebble Hills' defensive line still kept up the pressure with six sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Larry Kapono Ramirez and Jose Cortez, who racked up four sacks between them. Cortez also made 11 total tackles, which is notable because Pebble Hills is undefeated when he posts at least four total tackles, but 2-6 otherwise.
Stroman Bridges continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Midland, rushing for 104 yards and two touchdowns, while also throwing for 33 yards and a touchdown.
Pebble Hills now has a losing record at 5-6. As for Midland, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-3.
Pebble Hills does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Midland, they will square off against Crowley at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. Crowley is coming into the matchup with four straight victories on the road, so Midland will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum.
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