It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Mercy Culture Prep can now relate to. They were outmatched by the First Baptist Saints on the road and fell 58-14. While losing is never fun, the Royals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 1044th, while the Saints are ranked 408th).
Although Mercy Culture Prep took the loss, they still got scores from Landon Martinez and Nate Norwood.
Quincy Rheams was his usual excellent self, rushing for 204 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries for First Baptist. Those 204 rushing yards gave Rheams a new career-high. Another passer making a difference was Dylan Jones, who threw for 164 yards and four touchdowns.
With the defeat, Mercy Culture Prep broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 4-8. As for First Baptist, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 10-1.
Mercy Culture Prep does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for First Baptist, they will take on Central Texas Christian at 2:00 p.m. on Friday. First Baptist's defense has only allowed 13.1 points per game this season, so Central Texas Christian's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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