Alexander and Steele squared off in some playoff action on Thursday, but Alexander had to settle for second. They had to suffer through a 56-14 loss at the hands of the Steele Knights. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 456th, while the Knights are ranked 32nd).
Although Alexander took the loss, they still got scores from Javier Trejo and Julius Vaughn.
Royal Capell continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Steele, picking up 132 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Capell was no stranger to the big play, cutting upfield on a catch that went for 55 yards. Another pass catcher making a difference was Jalen Cooper, who picked up 101 receiving yards and a touchdown.
The loss snapped Alexander's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 6-5 record. As for Steele, the victory (which was their seventh in a row) raised their record to 10-1.
Alexander does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Steele, they will square off against Pharr-San Juan-Alamo at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Pharr-San Juan-Alamo will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each contest than the last.
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