Football Recap: Silver Creek Comes Up Short

It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Silver Creek can now relate to. They came up short against the Charlestown Pirates on Friday, falling 51-26. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Pirates this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 47-27 back in August.

When it comes to explaining why Silver Creek lost, don't look at Kameron Black. Despite the final result, he threw for 259 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 54 yards and one TD on only five carries. The Dragons' leading receiver Drake Oltman was Black's top target yet again, picking up 91 receiving yards and a pair of scores.

Jovon Morris was his usual excellent self, rushing for 152 yards and four TDs while picking up 8.0 yards per carry for Charlestown. Morris really tore up the turf during one magnificent 70-yard run. The team also got some help courtesy of Aj Todd, who gained 114 total yards and a touchdown.

Silver Creek is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-7. As for Charlestown, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-2.

Silver Creek does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Charlestown, they will take on Martinsville at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. That game will pit two of the most dominant backs against one another: Morris and Lucas Dewey.