Football Recap: Hobbton Wildcats vs. Rosewood Eagles
It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Hobbton can now relate to. They were dealt a 48-21 defeat at the hands of the Rosewood Eagles on Friday. The Wildcats were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 32-7.
Leading Rosewood to victory were Bryson Hobbs and Hunter Sasser. Hobbs rushed for 172 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries, while Sasser threw for 177 yards and three touchdowns while completing 81.8% of his passes. Rosewood is 5-1 when Hobbs posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 1-4 otherwise. Rosewood also got a significant boost from Micah Williamson, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 92 yards.
Hobbton dropped their record down to 3-8 with the loss, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Rosewood, they now have a winning record of 6-5.
Hobbton does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Rosewood, they will face off against Pender at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Pender knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past six matches -- so hopefully Rosewood likes a good challenge.
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