If La Grange was feeling good fresh off their 63-7 takedown of Giddings last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The La Grange Leopards fell 48-38 to the Sealy Tigers on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Leopards can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 395th, while the Tigers are ranked 165th).
When it comes to explaining why La Grange lost, don't look at Clayton Cooper. Despite the final result, he rushed for 122 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 186 yards and two touchdowns. Cooper's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 107 rushing yards. Davon Giscome also helped out as he racked up 124 rushing yards.
Even though they lost, La Grange was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 245 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 234.8 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last five matches they've averaged 277.8.
It was another big night for Kane Killough, who threw for 234 yards and three touchdowns while completing 78.6% of his passes, and also rushed for 82 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries for Sealy. Noah Washington did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 118 receiving yards.
La Grange's record is now 6-4. As for Sealy, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season.
La Grange didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 56-2 loss against La Vega on the 15th. As for Sealy, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next game, a 63-34 win against Robinson on the 15th.
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