With a playoff game on the line, Schulenburg rose to the challenge on Friday. They strolled past the Three Rivers Bulldogs with points to spare, taking the game 42-28. The Shorthorns pushed the score to 28-7 by the end of the third, a deficit the Bulldogs cut but never quite recovered from.
Despite the loss, Three Rivers still got an impressive performance from Cody Sells, who threw for 300 yards and two touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes, and also rushed for 36 yards. Xavier Carranza was another key player, picking up 103 receiving yards and a touchdown.
The win was the fourth in a row for Schulenburg, bringing their record for this year to 8-3. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 31.2 points. As for Three Rivers, their loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-2.
Schulenburg will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Marlin at 7:30 p.m. Marlin will roll in looking for their seventh straight victory, something Schulenburg surely won't give up without a fight. Three Rivers does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
