St. Pius X suffered their closest defeat since September 1, 2023 on Friday. They fell just short of the Houston Christian Mustangs by a score of 23-20.
St. Pius X lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Amir Parks-Brooks, who picked up 115 receiving yards and two touchdowns. The bulk of thosereceiving yards came from one huge play: a catch that gained an incredible 81 yards.
Greg Guidry was nothing short of spectacular for Houston Christian: he rushed for 156 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.2 yards per carry. Ron Reis was another key player, throwing for 154 yards and two touchdowns.
St. Pius X's loss was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-2. As for Houston Christian, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-2.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. St. Pius X will have plenty of time to ponder what went wrong as they've got a bye scheduled next week. After, they'll take on St. Thomas Catholic at 7:00 p.m. on September 27th. St. Pius X is facing St. Thomas Catholic at the right time seeing as St. Thomas Catholic is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Houston Christian, they will be playing in front of their home fans against St. Andrew's at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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