Zachary scored the most points they've had all season on Thursday, but it wasn't enough. They lost to the Catholic Bears at home by a 73-55 margin. The Broncos have struggled against the Bears recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Despite the loss, Zachary still got an impressive performance from Davekio Ruffin, who rushed for 304 yards and six touchdowns while picking up 11.3 yards per carry. Ruffin is becoming a predictor of Zachary's success: when he posts at least 100 rushing yards the team is undefeated (and 2-3 when he doesn't). Caleb Gonzales was another key player, throwing for 188 yards and a touchdown.
Even though they lost, Zachary was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 338 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Zachary's loss ended an 11-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 6-3. As for Catholic, the win was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 8-1.
Zachary will host Sam Houston at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Zachary is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 32.7 points per game this season. Catholic does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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