If Memorial was feeling good off their 47-20 takedown of Wyatt last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Memorial Mavericks lost 66-42 to the Frenship Tigers on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Mavericks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 922nd, while the Tigers are ranked 164th).
When it comes to explaining why Memorial lost, don't look at Kenji Johnson. Despite the final result, he rushed for 200 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.1 yards per carry. The team also got some help courtesy of Joe Castles, who threw for 166 yards and two touchdowns.
Even though they lost, Memorial was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 306 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Frenship only rushed for 90.
Memorial's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Mekhi Haddock.
Holden Phillips had an outrageously good game for Frenship as he threw for 532 yards and eight touchdowns while completing 74.3% of his passes. Leyton Stone was Phillips' top target, picking up 163 receiving yards and four touchdowns.
Memorial's defeat dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Frenship, the win also got them back to even at 1-1.
Memorial will square off against Dunbar at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Frenship, they are packing up and heading out on the road for their first away game this season. they challenge Legacy at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Frenship is looking to tack on another W to their three-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
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