Houston Christian lost against St. John back in September of 2024, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Mustangs took a 33-14 bruising from the Mavericks. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 677th, while the Mavericks are ranked 229th).
St. John's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but James Young led the charge by rushing for 47 yards and one TD, while also throwing for 97 yards and a pair of touchdowns. Those 47 rushing yards gave Young a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Carson Murray, who gained 98 total yards and two touchdowns.
This is the second loss in a row for Houston Christian and nudges their season record down to 0-2. As for St. John's, the win got them back to even at 1-1.
Coming up, Houston Christian is packing up and heading out on the road for their first away game of the season: they will face off against St. Pius X at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for St. John's, they will look to take advantage of their home field for the first time this season as they take on Calhoun at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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