It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact MICDS can now relate to. They received a blow on Saturday as they fell 44-30 to the Platte County Pirates. The defensive woes were uncharacteristic for the Rams, who until this game were averaging 12.71 points allowed.
Despite the loss, MICDS still got an impressive performance from Brian Gould, who rushed for 159 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 289 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 13.1 yards per attempt. Gould's rushing production has been exceptional as that marked his fifth straight game with at least 118 rushing yards. Henry Rohan was in the mix too, providing MICDS with two touchdowns.
Even if they lost, MICDS's defensive line still kept up the pressure with three sacks. In fact, those sacks all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Lucas Allgeyer. He also set a new season high mark in total tackles with 11. Peyton Simon was another major factor on D, making 12 total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Even though they lost, MICDS was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 208 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 208 rushing yards in five consecutive contests.
MICDS's loss ended a ten-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 11-3. As for Platte County, their win was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 13-0.
MICDS does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Platte County, they and Helias are set to duel on Saturday. One thing working in Platte County's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last ten matchups.
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