Football Recap: Warrior Run Takes a Tough Playoff Loss

By Team Reports Nov 19, 2024, 7:50am

Football Recap: Warrior Run Defenders vs. Troy Trojans

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It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Warrior Run can now relate to. They were beaten by the Troy Trojans 59-14 on Friday. The Defenders were down 45-7 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.

Despite the loss, Warrior Run still got an impressive performance from Samuel Hall, who picked up 100 receiving yards and a touchdown.

It was another big night for Brendan Gilliland, who rushed for 188 yards and three touchdowns on only 13 carries for Troy. The dominant performance gave Gilliland a new career-high in rushing yards. Kael Millard was another key player, rushing for 70 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries.

Warrior Run's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-5. As for Troy, the victory for them keeps them at an undefeated 13-0.

Warrior Run does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Troy, they will play host again on Friday to welcome Bedford, where kickoff is scheduled at 7:00 p.m. One thing working in Troy's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last 11 matchups.

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