The regular season was a success, but the real challenge begins now, in the postseason. This Friday Tell City takes on Evansville Mater Dei in the first playoff game of the year. The timing is good for Evansville Mater Dei since Tell City is limping into the contest on a five-game losing streak.
Victory was within reach last week, but Tell City ultimately lost 40 - 36 to Forest Park. The defeat came about despite the benefit of 116 receivings from senior Nick Smith. Smith was also an imposing presence on the defensive end with 17 tackles.
Meanwhile, Evansville Mater Dei's encounter with Evansville Central two weeks ago was a 23-point stomp, but the result last week was anything but. Evansville Mater Dei couldn't quite keep up with Evansville Reitz last week and ended up losing 49 - 46. No one was more disappointed by the defeat than senior Chase Rheinlander, who put up a significant resistance with three TDs. This sound performance was nothing new for Rheinlander, who has been a rock for Evansville Mater Dei in the past six games.
After their losses, Tell City dropped to 2-7 and Evansville Mater Dei dropped to 5-4. Evansville Mater Dei and Tell City had some big point totals in their last games, so we'll see if they bring that energy into this game.
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