Knoxville Catholic was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss. They took a blow against the Baylor Red Raiders, falling 49-17. While losing is never fun, the Fighting Irish can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee football rankings (they are ranked 69th, while the Red Raiders are ranked first).
Despite the loss, Knoxville Catholic still got an impressive performance from Tyreek King, who picked up 129 receiving yards and a touchdown. King has become a key player for Knoxville Catholic: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least 80 receiving yards, but 1-6 otherwise. Knoxville Catholic also got a significant boost from Matthew Rogers, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 84 yards.
Knoxville Catholic's defeat dropped their record down to 3-7. As for Baylor, the win for them keeps them at an undefeated 10-0.
Knoxville Catholic will venture away from home to take on Memphis University School at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Baylor, they will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Knoxville Catholic at 7:00 p.m. on November 15th.
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