It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Friendswood can now relate to. They and the Anderson Trojans were almost perfectly matched up on Saturday, but they suffered a 35-34 loss. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 522nd, while the Trojans are ranked 192nd).
Brody Watkins threw for 305 yards and three touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes. Dylan Buck was his top target, picking up 26 receiving yards.
Anderson was led to victory by Caleb Crenshaw and Cove Darbyshire. Crenshaw gained 265 total yards and three touchdowns, while Darbyshire threw for 329 yards and three TDs while completing 83.3% of his passes. Those 329 passing yards gave Darbyshire a new career-high.

Mustangs
| 11/15/25 @ Anderson | 34-35 |
| 11/07/25 vs Fort Bend Kempner | 48-6 |
| 10/30/25 @ Kingwood Park | 34-20 |
| 10/24/25 @ Porter | 27-14 |
| 10/17/25 vs Pasadena | 77-0 |
Friendswood moved to 6-5 with that defeat, which also ended their four-game winning streak. As for Anderson, they pushed their record up to 10-1 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home.
Friendswood does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Anderson, they wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next matchup, a 43-30 loss against Barbers Hill on the 22nd.
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