The regular season was a success, but the real challenge begins now, in the postseason. This Thursday Faulkton takes on Langford in the first playoff game of the year. Faulkton has never lost back-to-back, and it wants to keep it that way.
After flying high the game before (50 points), Faulkton faltered in its previous match. It lost to Sully Buttes by a decisive 24 - 8 scoreline last week. The defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of senior Gannon Martinmaas and junior Tyler Ogle, though; the former caught passes for 84 yards and one touchdown, and the latter ran for 68 yards and snatched up four receptions. This sound performance was nothing new for Martinmaas, who has been a rock for Faulkton in the past six games. Additional support came from senior James Bowar, a defensive powerhouse who racked up 14 tackles.
Meanwhile, there's no need to mince words: Langford lost to Sully Buttes two weeks ago, and it lost bad. The score wound up at 66 - 28. Even though the blowout was expected (Langford is far behind in the state rankings), the defeat still stung.
After their losses, Langford dropped to 4-4 and Faulkton dropped to 5-3. One of the two teams is certain to get a win this week, and we'll find out Thursday whether it's Langford or Faulkton.
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