It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Ballinger can now relate to. They had to suffer through a 42-7 loss at the hands of the Tioga Bulldogs. The Bearcats were already down big by the end of the third quarter and they stayed that way after failing to score in the fourth.
Cade Strube threw for 117 yards on 13 of 28 attempts.
Jaylen Hernandez was his top target, picking up 44 receiving yards.
Austin Norwood was nothing short of spectacular for Tioga: he picked up 195 receiving yards and four touchdowns. Jake David did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 80 receiving yards.
Ballinger has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-6 record this season. As for Tioga, the win (which was their seventh in a row) raised their record to 9-2.
Ballinger does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Tioga, they will challenge Kerens at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Tioga's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last seven contests.
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