If St. Pius X was feeling good fresh off their 55-7 takedown of TMI-Episcopal last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The St. Pius X Panthers had to suffer through a 70-42 loss at the hands of the Antonian Prep Apaches. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 758th, while the Apaches are ranked 349th).
When it comes to explaining why St. Pius X lost on Friday, don't look at Noah Carrasco. Despite the final result, he threw for 365 yards and four touchdowns, and also rushed for 53 yards and a touchdown. A healthy portion of Carrasco's aerial production (132 yards to be exact) went to Amir Parks-Brooks, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Antonian Prep's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Rogan Parson led the charge by throwing for 202 yards and five touchdowns on only 19 passes, while also rushing for 78 yards and three touchdowns on only eight carries. Parson has been hot recently, having posted three or more passing touchdowns the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Michael Moreno, who rushed for 241 yards while picking up 7.5 yards per carry.
St. Pius X has been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-6 record this season. As for Antonian Prep, they pushed their record up to 6-2 with the win, which was their third straight on the road.
St. Pius X has already played their next game, a 36-34 loss against Central Catholic on the 1st. As for Antonian Prep, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 38-28 victory against Concordia Lutheran on the 1st.
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