It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Thorndale can now relate to. They had to suffer through a 51-14 loss at the hands of the Refugio Bobcats. The Bulldogs have struggled against the Bobcats recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
When it comes to explaining why Thorndale lost on Friday, don't look at Jayden Clawson. Despite the final result, he picked up 137 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Thorndale wouldn't let Refugio keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Case Mcdaniel was the leader in that area as all came courtesy of his dominant performance.
Jordan King was his usual excellent self, rushing for 328 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 20.5 yards per carry for Refugio. King is crushing it when it comes to rushing touchdowns: he's punched in at least two every time he's taken the field this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Kelan Brown, who rushed for 63 yards and a touchdown.
With the defeat, Thorndale broke their four-game winning streak and moved their record to 8-4. As for Refugio, the win was the ninth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 11-1.
Thorndale does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Refugio, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next contest, a 14-6 loss against Ganado on the 29th.
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