It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact River Road can now relate to. They came up short against the Vernon Lions on Thursday, falling 28-7. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 873rd, while the Lions are ranked 414th).
River Road wouldn't let Vernon keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. River Road can thank Zanti Marrufo and Mike Ramos for forcing both of them. Marrufo also posted two sacks, which is notable because River Road is 4-1 when he posts at least two sacks, but 1-6 otherwise.
Leading Vernon to victory were Tru Gipson and Ty Scott. Gipson rushed for 102 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries, while Scott rushed for 67 yards and a touchdown on only five carries.
River Road's defeat dropped their record down to 5-7. As for Vernon, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season.
River Road does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Vernon, they will be playing at home against Shallowater at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Shallowater will roll in looking for their eighth straight win, something Vernon surely won't give up without a fight.
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