Saginaw and Tascosa squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but Saginaw had to settle for second. They lost 35-13 to the Tascosa Rebels. The Rough Riders' defeat signaled the end of their 12-game winning streak dating back to last season.
Although Saginaw took the loss, they still got scores from Corey Baker and Boaz Kaloso.
Taurean Johnson went supernova for Tascosa, rushing for 97 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries. Those 97 rushing yards gave Johnson a new career-high. Coltyn Fulton was another key player, rushing for 101 yards and a touchdown.
Having lost for the first time this season, Saginaw fell to 11-1. As for Tascosa, they have been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 7-5 record this season.
Saginaw does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Tascosa, they will welcome Aledo at 1:00 p.m. on Friday. Aledo knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past ten matches -- so hopefully Tascosa likes a good challenge.
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