Friday just wasn't the day for Southwestern Heights's offense. They were dealt a 34-0 defeat at the hands of the Holcomb Longhorns on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kansas football rankings (they are ranked 201st, while the Longhorns are ranked 48th).
Manny Mendoza threw for 45 yards on two of 12 attempts. On the ground,
Kyler Cox rushed for 64 yards.
Holcomb found their leader in freshman Cooper Cranston, who rushed for 51 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 49 yards and a touchdown while completing 71.4% of his passes. The dominant performance gave Cranston a new career-high in rushing yards.
Southwestern Heights' loss was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 2-6. As for Holcomb, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-2.
Southwestern Heights wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next matchup, a 43-6 defeat against Russell on the 1st. As for Holcomb, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 12-7 victory against Marysville on the 1st.
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