Football Recap: Metro-East Lutheran Knights vs. South Fork/Edinburg/Morrisonville Ponies
On Saturday, Metro-East Lutheran faced South Fork/Edinburg/Morrisonville in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Metro-East Lutheran Knights fell to the South Fork/Edinburg/Morrisonville Ponies 20-15. The defeat continues a trend for the Knights in their matchups with the Ponies: they've now lost seven in a row.
Despite the loss, Metro-East Lutheran still got an impressive performance from Andrew Adams, who rushed for 216 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 30 receiving yards. Adams also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, forcing a fumble and making five total tackles in addition to snagging an interception.
Metro-East Lutheran didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Zach Daly, Adams, and Tim Schilbe picked up one apiece. Adams' rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 117 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Metro-East Lutheran's loss dropped their record down to 2-4. As for South Fork/Edinburg/Morrisonville, their win was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-2.
Metro-East Lutheran will face off against Hutsonville/Palestine at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Metro-East Lutheran is facing Hutsonville/Palestine at the right time seeing as Hutsonville/Palestine is stuck on a six-game losing streak. As for South Fork/Edinburg/Morrisonville, they will venture away from home to take on Oblong at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. South Fork/Edinburg/Morrisonville will also cruise into their next matchup with the timing on their side: Oblong will have lost three straight heading into Saturday's match.
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