Cinco Ranch was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They took a 50-45 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Tompkins Falcons. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Thursday (31), the Cougars still had to take the loss.
Several Cougars players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Brayden Gonzalez, who rushed for 108 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries. Gonzalez's longest rush was for an impressive 60 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Scott Eckel was in the mix as well, providing Cinco Ranch with two touchdowns.
Tompkins found their leader in sophomore Ethan Meadows, who rushed for 234 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 7.1 yards per carry. Those 234 rushing yards set a new season-high mark for Meadows. The team also got some help courtesy of Justin Thierheimer, who threw for 172 yards and two touchdowns on only 16 passes.
Cinco Ranch's defeat dropped their record down to 2-6. As for Tompkins, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 4-3.
Cinco Ranch has already played their next game, a 47-38 win against Mayde Creek on the 25th. As for Tompkins, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next matchup, a 31-19 victory against Seven Lakes on the 25th.
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