St. Thomas Catholic was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They fell 27-17 to the Kinkaid Falcons. 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 319th, while the Falcons are ranked 100th).
Kinkaid found their leader in underclassman Wayne Shanks Jr., who rushed for 150 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.8 yards per carry. Shanks Jr. really tore up the turf during one magnificent 80-yard run. Jordan Manuel was another key player, picking up 179 receiving yards and a touchdown.
St. Thomas Catholic's loss dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Kinkaid, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
St. Thomas Catholic will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on St. Pius X at 7:00 p.m. on September 27th. As for Kinkaid, they will square off against Rockport-Fulton at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 845 yards in their previous games.
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