The matchup between Thorndale and San Saba on Friday hardly resembled the 14-7 effort from their previous meeting. The Thorndale Bulldogs fell 36-28 to the San Saba Armadillos. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Bulldogs of the 14-7 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in September of 2015.
Thorndale's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Ethan Schramm, who picked up 133 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Thorndale is 3-1 when Schramm posts 80 or more receiving yards, but 1-2 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Noah Crabtree, who rushed for 161 yards.
This is the second loss in a row for Thorndale and nudges their season record down to 4-3. As for San Saba, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season.
Thorndale's road trip will continue as they head out to face Johnson City at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Thorndale is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 27.3 points per game this season. As for San Saba, they will square off against Harper at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. San Saba is facing Harper at the right time seeing as Harper is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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