It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but St. Pius X Catholic had no problem doing just that on Thursday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Houston County Bears a 19-0 shutout. Given the Golden Lions' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 45th, while the Bears are ranked 141st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
St. Pius X Catholic pushed their record up to 18-3 with the victory, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 29.2 points. As for Houston County, they have been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last seven contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-11 record this season.
As of now, neither St. Pius X Catholic nor Houston County have any future games scheduled.
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