Midland Christian scored the most points they've had all season on Friday, but it wasn't enough. They were just a hair shy of victory and fell 35-34 to the Frenship Tigers. 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 381st, while the Tigers are ranked 107th).
When it comes to explaining why Midland Christian lost, don't look at Brady Young. Despite the final result, he rushed for 104 yards and three touchdowns, and also caught a touchdown. Midland Christian also got a significant boost from Case Cole, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 94 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Midland Christian was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 267 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Holden Phillips continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Frenship, throwing for 330 yards and five touchdowns while completing 82.6% of his passes. Phillips is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for five or more in the last five games he's played dating back to last season. Leyton Stone was Phillips' top target, picking up 147 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Midland Christian is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-4. As for Frenship, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 4-1.
After each having a week off, Midland Christian and Southwest Christian School will shake off the cobwebs and challenge one another at 7:00 p.m. on October 11th. As for Frenship, they will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Midland at 7:00 p.m. on October 11th.
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