It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact University can now relate to. They took a blow against the Fort Bend Marshall Buffalos on Thursday, falling 52-14. While losing is never fun, the Trojans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 294th, while the Buffalos are ranked 62nd).
Although University took the loss, they still got scores from London Smith and Ray Brown.
Kaeden Johnson was his usual excellent self, throwing for 176 yards and four touchdowns while completing 87.5% of his passes, and also rushing for 72 yards on only ten carries for Fort Bend Marshall. Johnson's longest rush was for an impressive 50 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Another player making a difference was Durell Taylor, who rushed for 71 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries.
University's defeat ended an 11-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 7-4. As for Fort Bend Marshall, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 9-2.
University does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Fort Bend Marshall has also already played their next matchup, a 38-10 victory against Bastrop on the 22nd.
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