China Spring and La Marque squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but China Spring had to settle for second. They took a 27-21 hit to the loss column at the hands of La Marque. While China Spring didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating La Marque 7-0 in the first quarter.
China Spring lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was CHRISHON GREGORY, who rushed for 142 yards and one TD on only 15 carries. Another player making a difference was JACK KENNEDY, who threw for 197 yards and a pair of touchdowns while completing 73.3% of his passes.
La Marque was led to victory by Cory Hosea and Deuce Walker. Hosea rushed for 200 yards and two scores while picking up 8.0 yards per carry, while Walker rushed for 85 yards and a pair of TDs on only 12 carries. Hosea's rushing production has been exceptional as that marked his fifth straight game with at least 142 rushing yards. Jaceston Littles also helped out with an impressive 81 receiving yards.
China Spring dropped their record down to 4-8 with the defeat, which was their sixth straight at home. As for La Marque, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-2 record this season.
China Spring does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for La Marque, they will be playing in front of their home fans against La Vega at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 970 yards in their previous games.
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