College Station and Lufkin squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but College Station had to settle for second. They fell 63-51 to the Lufkin Panthers. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (41), the Cougars still had to take the loss.
When it comes to explaining why College Station lost, don't look at Aydan Martinez-Brown. Despite the final result, he rushed for 105 yards and three touchdowns on only ten carries, and also picked up 107 receiving yards. Cade Corcoran was another key player, throwing for 313 yards and two touchdowns while completing 77.8% of his passes.
College Station wouldn't let Lufkin keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. College Station can thank Cole Flanagan and Jake Rinn for forcing both of them. Rinn also set a new season high mark in total tackles with 11.
The defeat snapped College Station's winning streak at seven games and leaves them with a 10-2 record. As for Lufkin, the victory (which was their 11th in a row) raised their record to 11-1.
College Station does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Lufkin, a feisty cat fight will be fought when the Lufkin Panthers challenge the Angleton Wildcats on Friday. One thing working in Lufkin's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last four matches.
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