It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Dobie can now relate to. They were dealt a 49-16 defeat at the hands of the Ridge Point Panthers on Thursday. While losing is never fun, the Longhorns can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 354th, while the Panthers are ranked 45th).
Austin Carlisle was his usual excellent self, rushing for 105 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries, while also throwing for 205 yards and three touchdowns for Ridge Point. That's the most rushing yards Carlisle has posted since back in September. Another player making a difference was Elon Conley, who rushed for 80 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries.
With the loss, Dobie broke their four-game winning streak and moved their record to 6-5. As for Ridge Point, the victory was the ninth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 10-1.
Dobie does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Ridge Point, they will face off against North Shore at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Ridge Point knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past 11 matchups -- so hopefully North Shore likes a good challenge.
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