If Balmorhea was feeling good off their 58-0 takedown of Midland Texas Leadership Charter Academy last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Balmorhea Bears fell 72-64 to the Holy Cross Crusaders on Friday. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (58), the Bears still had to take the loss.
Julian Sepulveda was nothing short of spectacular for Holy Cross: he rushed for 206 yards and six touchdowns on only 13 carries, and also picked up 32 receiving yards. Sepulveda also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, picking up a sack and making eight total tackles. Jude Mendez was another key back, rushing for 159 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 9.4 yards per carry.
Balmorhea's defeat dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Holy Cross, the win snapped their losing streak at eight games dating back to last season and leaves them with a 1-1 record.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Balmorhea will host Marfa at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Balmorhea will be looking to keep their five-game home win streak dating back to last season alive. As for Holy Cross, they will challenge Irion County at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Irion County focused on turnovers this week as team gave up four on Friday.
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