On Thursday, the Ridge Point Panthers came up short against the Fulshear Chargers and fell 49-41. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (38), the Panthers still had to take the loss.
When it comes to explaining why Ridge Point lost, don't look at Austin Carlisle. Despite the final result, he rushed for 199 yards and three touchdowns on only 12 carries, and also threw for 146 yards and a touchdown on only 13 passes. With that strong performance, Carlisle is now averaging an impressive 130.5 rushing yards per game.
Even though they lost, Ridge Point was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 261 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since was before the start of last season.
Patrick Broadway Ii had an outrageously good game for Fulshear as he rushed for 248 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 10.3 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in rushing yards.
Ridge Point's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 1-1. As for Fulshear, they pushed their record up to 2-0 with that win, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season.
Ridge Point will head out to square off against Bridgeland at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Fulshear, they will take on Fort Bend Austin at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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