It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact the Bishop Lynch Friars can now relate to. They took a hard 35-17 fall against the Eagles on Friday. While losing is never fun, Bishop Lynch can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 556th, while St. Thomas Catholic is ranked 112th).
St. Thomas Catholic's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Johann Cardenas led the charge by rushing for 125 yards and two touchdowns. Cardenas has been hot recently, having posted 100 or more rushing yards the last nine times he's played. Luke Edgecomb did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 119 receiving yards and a touchdown, while also punching in a touchdown on the ground.
Bishop Lynch's loss was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season, which bumped their record down to 3-9. That rough patch could be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they only averaged 13.8 points per game. As for St. Thomas Catholic, the win for they keeps them at an undefeated 11-0.
Bishop Lynch does not have any more games scheduled as of now. St. Thomas Catholic will look to defend their home field on Friday against Prestonwood Christian at 5:00 p.m. One thing working in Prestonwood Christian's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last seven games.