It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Southside can now relate to. They were beaten by the Smithson Valley Rangers 49-0 on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Cardinals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 593rd, while the Rangers are ranked 78th).
Jessiah Escobar threw for 158 yards on only 13 passes. Maddux Salazar was his top target, picking up 143 receiving yards. On the ground, Samuel Corona rushed for 28 yards.
Smithson Valley can attribute much of their success to Ty Knutson, who threw for 169 yards and a pair of touchdowns on only 16 passes.
This is the second loss in a row for Southside and nudges their season record down to 6-5. As for Smithson Valley, the victory was the ninth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 10-1.
As of now, neither Southside nor the Rangers have any future games scheduled.
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