Football Recap: LaGrange Takes a Loss

By Team Reports Dec 9, 2024, 10:28am

Football Recap: LaGrange Grangers vs. Jefferson Dragons

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It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact LaGrange can now relate to. They fell 21-13 to the Jefferson Dragons on Friday. Having soared to a lofty 49 points in the game before, the Grangers couldn't push the score so high this time.

It was another big night for Gavin Markey, who rushed for 123 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 141 yards on only 13 passes for Jefferson. Markey's rushing production has been exceptional for a while as that marked his ninth straight game with at least 105 rushing yards.

LaGrange's defeat dropped their record down to 10-4. As for Jefferson, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-3 record this season.

LaGrange does not have any more games scheduled as of now. After both having extra time off, Jefferson and Calhoun will shake off the cobwebs and face off against one another at 4:00 p.m. on December 18th. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Jefferson sitting on four straight wins and Calhoun on ten.

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