A victory for Texas City just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They lost 40-18 to the Iowa Colony Pioneers. While losing is never fun, the Stingarees can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 303rd, while the Pioneers are ranked 77th).
Iowa Colony was led to victory by Carson White and Aaron Tenner. White rushed for 102 yards and three touchdowns on only seven carries, while Tenner rushed for 98 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave White a new career-high in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Antoine Martin Jr, who picked up 110 receiving yards and a touchdown.
This is the second loss in a row for Texas City and nudges their season record down to 5-4. As for Iowa Colony, the win (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 9-1.
Both are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. Texas City will head out to take on Brenham at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Brenham knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past ten matchups -- so hopefully Texas City likes a good challenge. As for Iowa Colony, they will host Ellison at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Iowa Colony's defense has only allowed 12.4 points per game this season, so Ellison's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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