It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Shamrock can now relate to. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 51-14 to the Archer City Wildcats, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. The Irish have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Shamrock lost on Thursday despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Philip Cook, who threw for 251 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 56 yards. 110 of Cook's passing yards were hauled in by Josh Whittington, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Landon Smith was his usual excellent self, rushing for 182 yards and three touchdowns on only nine carries for Archer City. Smith is crushing it when it comes to rushing yards: he's rushed for at least 118 every time he's taken the field this season.
Shamrock's defeat dropped their record down to 6-5. As for Archer City, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 8-3.
Shamrock does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Archer City, they will take on Albany at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Albany knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past five matchups -- so hopefully Archer City likes a good challenge.
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