It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Salado can now relate to. They were beaten by the Sinton Pirates 51-21 on Saturday. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 439th, while the Pirates are ranked 106th).
Although Salado took the loss, they still got scores from Landen Noske, Luke Bingham, and Jackson Turk.
Salado wouldn't let Sinton keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Salado can thank Cade Fenoglio and Damonte Foster for forcing both of them. Foster also set a new season high mark in total tackles with 20.
It was another big night for Triston Handson, who threw for 241 yards and four touchdowns, and also rushed for 71 yards and a touchdown for Sinton. Jacoby James was Handson's top target, picking up 76 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
With the defeat, Salado broke their four-game winning streak and moved their record to 7-5. As for Sinton, the win for them keeps them at an undefeated 12-0.
Salado does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Sinton, they and Lago Vista are set to duel on Friday. One thing working in Sinton's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last five games.
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