Life Oak Cliff made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Pottsboro, but they still couldn't quite topple them. The Lions fell just short of the Cardinals by a score of 52-49 on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 904th, while the Cardinals are ranked 219th).
Several Lions players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Joshua Washington, who rushed for 162 yards and three touchdowns, and also picked up 123 receiving yards and three TDs. Washington really caught the secondary sleeping when he pulled down a catch that went for 71 yards. Camren Phillips was another key passer, throwing for 297 yards and four TDs while picking up 12.4 yards per attempt.
Pottsboro was led to victory by Carson Nix and Zavier Brady. Nix rushed for 160 yards and three scores, while Brady picked up 170 receiving yards and a pair of touchdowns. What's more, Brady posted two receiving touchdowns, the most he's had since back in October of 2024. Pottsboro also got help from Garrett Dorris, who showed off his sure hands for 84 receiving yards.
The loss was their first on the road , dropping their record down to 3-2. As for Pottsboro, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 4-1.
We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Life Oak Cliff will challenge rival Whitesboro at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 994 yards in their previous games. Meanwhile, Pottsboro is set to square off against their familiar foe Madison at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
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