Mercy Culture Prep was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their ninth straight loss dating back to last season. They were outmatched by the First Baptist Saints at home and fell 48-0. While losing is never fun, the Royals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 1147th, while the Saints are ranked 189th).
Mercy Culture Prep wouldn't let First Baptist keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Mercy Culture Prep can thank Judah Gurule and Aaron Gonzalez for forcing both of them.
Quincy Rheams was his usual excellent self, throwing for 200 yards and two touchdowns while completing 73.7% of his passes, and also rushing for 80 yards on only seven carries for First Baptist. Another player making a difference was Zykhius Wapskineh, who picked up 88 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Mercy Culture Prep's defeat dropped their record down to 0-5. As for First Baptist, the win for them keeps them at an undefeated 5-0.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Mercy Culture Prep will host John Paul II at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for First Baptist, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Temple Christian at 7:00 p.m. First Baptist will be looking to keep their eight-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
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