Alief Taylor lost against Strake Jesuit back in October of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Alief Taylor Lions lost 54-29 to the Strake Jesuit Fighting Crusaders. 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 644th, while the Fighting Crusaders are ranked 274th).
Alief Taylor's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Jaxson Adeoye, who rushed for 102 yards, and also picked up 32 receiving yards. Murphy Guidry III also played a phenomenal game despite the final result: he picked up 84 receiving yards.
John Hebert was his usual excellent self, rushing for 292 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 12.2 yards per carry, and also catching a touchdown for Strake Jesuit. Hebert is crushing it when it comes to rushing yards: he's rushed for at least 151 every time he's taken the field this season.
Alief Taylor is on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-7. As for Strake Jesuit, their victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-3.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Alief Taylor will host George Ranch at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Strake Jesuit, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Alief Hastings at 7:00 p.m. Strake Jesuit is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 33.1 points per game this season.
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