Football Recap: Delaware County Christian Knights vs. Maryland School for the Deaf Orioles
It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Delaware County Christian can now relate to. They fell 26-18 to the Maryland School for the Deaf Orioles on Saturday. The Knights' loss signaled the end of their seven-game winning streak.
When it comes to explaining why Delaware County Christian lost, don't look at Sam Dixon. Despite the final result, he rushed for 74 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 159 yards and two touchdowns.
Delaware County Christian wouldn't let Maryland School for the Deaf keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Delaware County Christian can thank Nathan Burd and Christian Odonnell for forcing both of them.
Maryland School for the Deaf had a senior duo take command as Tahoe Herzig-Wilcox rushed for 100 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries and Zeke Ortiz rushed for 95 yards and two touchdowns. Ortiz also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, picking up a sack and making six total tackles.
Having lost for the first time this season, Delaware County Christian fell to 7-1. As for Maryland School for the Deaf, the win (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 9-2.
As of now, neither Delaware County Christian nor Maryland School for the Deaf have any future games scheduled.
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