It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Sterling can now relate to. They had to suffer through a 84-13 loss at the hands of the Barbers Hill Eagles. While losing is never fun, the Raiders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 723rd, while the Eagles are ranked 148th).
Despite the loss, Sterling still got an impressive performance from Joseph Morales, who picked up 144 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Morales really caught the secondary sleeping when he pulled down a catch that went for 79 yards.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Barbers Hill to victory, but perhaps none more so than Brycen Wells, who threw for 181 yards and three touchdowns on only 15 passes. Kaegan Morton was in the mix too, providing Barbers Hill with two touchdowns.
Sterling moved to 7-4 with that defeat, which also ended their six-game winning streak. As for Barbers Hill, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 8-3.
Sterling does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Barbers Hill, they will challenge La Porte at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. La Porte is coming into the contest with four straight wins on the road, so Barbers Hill will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum.
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