If Concordia was riding high fresh off their 68-30 takedown of Bracken Christian last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Concordia Cardinals took a 51-41 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Texas School for the Deaf Rangers on Friday. While the Cardinals had to settle for second, they closed the game well in the third quarter, where they outscored the Rangers 17-13.
Despite the loss, Concordia still got an impressive performance from Alexander Jones, who rushed for 141 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries, and also threw for 130 yards and a touchdown. Jones is becoming a predictor of Concordia's success: when he posts at least 80 rushing yards the team is 4-1 (and 1-2 when he doesn't).
Texas School for the Deaf found their leader in sophomore Xiovan Tomlinson, who threw for 81 yards and four touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes, and also rushed for 40 yards. That's the most rushing yards Tomlinson has posted since back in October of 2023.
Concordia has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-3 record this season. As for Texas School for the Deaf, the win made it two in a row for them and also bumps their season record up to 5-3.
Concordia has already played their next match, a 60-14 victory against Round Rock Christian Academy on the 1st. As for Texas School for the Deaf, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next matchup, a 55-54 loss against Veritas Academy on the 1st.
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