Royal and Silsbee squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but Royal had to settle for second. They were outmatched by the Silsbee Tigers on the road and fell 45-6. While losing is never fun, the Falcons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 589th, while the Tigers are ranked 224th).
Silsbee had a senior duo take command as Michael Moshier gained 264 total yards and two touchdowns and Jayden Miller picked up 128 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Miller really caught the secondary sleeping when he pulled down a catch that went for 70 yards. Jacaleb Johnson also helped out with an impressive 114 receiving yards.
Royal moved to 7-4 with that loss, which also ended their four-game winning streak. As for Silsbee, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season.
Royal does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Silsbee, they will square off against Bellville at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Bellville knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past seven contests -- so hopefully Silsbee likes a good challenge.
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