If Anderson was riding high off their 62-20 takedown of Elgin last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Anderson Trojans lost to the College Station Cougars on the road by a 34-17 margin on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Trojans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 194th, while the Cougars are ranked 34th).
When it comes to explaining why Anderson lost, don't look at Max Gerlich. Despite the final result, he threw for 293 yards and two touchdowns. A healthy portion of that aerial production (124 yards to be exact) went to Ed Small, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead College Station to victory, but perhaps none more so than Aydan Martinez-Brown, who rushed for 82 yards and a touchdown on only six carries. The bulk of thoserushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 57 yards. Another player making a difference was Cade Corcoran, who threw for 175 yards and two touchdowns.
Having lost for the first time this season, Anderson fell to 2-1. As for College Station, they pushed their record up to 3-0 with that victory, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season.
Coincidentally, both will both be playing A&M Consolidated the next time they take the field. College Station will head out to face A&M Consolidated at 7:00 p.m. on Friday, while Anderson will host them at 7:30 p.m. on September 27th.
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