Texans dominate Titans, Rangers fall short of wildcard spot

Adrian Gonzalez|October 2, 2017

Texas Rangers’ 78-84 record was not enough to get in playoffs

Houston Texans

The Houston Texans beat the Tennessee Titans by a dominating score of 57-14, marking it as the highest scoring game in franchise history. To add to the historic game, rookie quarterback Deshaun Watson combined for a total of five touchdowns as he threw for four and rushed for one. He became only the third rookie quarterback to throw for four touchdowns and run for another. Of those three, he became the second youngest to reach the feat, only behind Fran Tarkenton who did the same in 1961. Additionally, Watson threw for 283 yards on 25 of 34 completed attempts and also contributed 24 rushing yards to bring them back to .500 with a 2-2 record. The Texans plan to keep this momentum moving forward as they host the Kansas City Chiefs Oct. 8 for Sunday Night Football.

Dallas Cowboys

Going up against the team that leads the NFL in total points per game, the Dallas Cowboys narrowly lost to the Los Angeles Rams by a score of 30-35. Though the Cowboys lead with a score of 24-16 in the first half, the Rams came back and rallied to score 19 points in the second half and limited the Cowboys to just six. Even with the loss, Dallas scored the highest amount of points so far this season as Dak Prescott threw for three touchdowns while Ezekiel Elliott contributed 139 total yards along with a pair of touchdowns. The Cowboys will look to bounce back next Sunday as they will host the Green Bay Packers.

Houston Astros and Texas Rangers

The Houston Astros swept the Lone Star Series against Texas Rangers, which in turn, eliminated the Rangers’ chances of making an appearance in the postseason. In the first game of the series, the Astros beat the Rangers with a pounding score of 11-2, followed up the next game with a score of 14-3, and ended the final game with a score of 12-2. The Rangers’ hopes of sneaking their way into the postseason as a wildcard were shut down thanks to the results from the beginning of the week. On the other hand, the Astros are looking sharp for the postseason as Jose Altuve has earned his 3rd American League Batting Title after winning their series against the Red Sox 3-1. The Astros are preparing to start their playoff journey, once against playing the Red Sox in Game 1 of the American League Divisional Series on Oct. 5.

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Moments before the second goal was scored against the Patriots. “Those moments where you had to push yourself were a big highlight for me,” Reyes said. “This journey, this season, it was a moment. I think about how I started the season, focusing on things, on little things, and the things that were going to become big things too.”

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Home sweet hilltop for women’s basketball, wins second game of home opener weekend 71-51

The women’s club basketball team poses after their first win of the season. “These girls come into practice and they work hard every single time,” Rae said. “They take their time out of their day outside of practice to work on their skills too, so they're not only coming to practice and working hard, but they're doing it on their own time too. They have a lot of dedication, they have commitment, and that's all I could ask for. They work really hard in practice. They help each other out. We're in practice, and if someone is struggling, whether it's a bad day or they just can't get a skill down, some of the other teammates are there to help 'em, pick 'em up, show 'em how to do it. We work as one unit and these girls have put in so much hard work, and even with just six of us, we have grown so much. And tonight we pulled off this win. And I think that it also wouldn't be fun without them. They have such great energy, especially in practice, keeping it lighthearted. We're always supporting each other, we're always making each other laugh, and it's just all making it worth it. And that's why I do this. That's why I want to manage the team, so that I can make the program possible for them to play.”

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Irvin Abarca, who scored SEU’s first goal against Dallas Baptist University, dribbles against a Patriots’ forward. Throughout this season, Abarca has played all 17 games of the season, and accounted for four assists and scored his first goal during the Homecoming game.

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