Football Recap: Hiram Takes a Tough Playoff Loss

It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Hiram can now relate to. They lost 47-23 to the M.L. King Lions on Friday. The Hornets have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Although Hiram took the loss, they still got scores from Sean Shead, Caleb Carmichael, and Jordan Thomas.

A big part of M.L. King's win came down to the chemistry between Javion Dobbs and his top target Aaron Graham. Dobbs threw for 314 yards and five TDs while picking up 12.6 yards per attempt while Graham picked up 175 receiving yards and three scores. Those 314 passing yards gave Dobbs a new career-high.

Hiram's defeat dropped their record down to 5-6. As for M.L. King, the victory was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 10-1.

Hiram does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for M.L. King, they will take on North Oconee at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Titans' defense has only allowed 6.7 points per game this season, so the Lions' offense will have their work cut out for them.