It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Munster can now relate to. They were beaten by the Merrillville Pirates 45-14 on Friday. The Mustangs were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 38-7.
Jacquarious Johnson continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Merrillville, rushing for 150 yards and four scores on only 15 carries, while also picking up 52 receiving yards. Those 150 rushing yards gave Johnson a new career-high. Another back making a difference was Cameron Jordan, who rushed for 61 yards and one touchdown.
Munster's loss dropped their record down to 4-7. As for Merrillville, the victory was the eighth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 9-2.
Munster does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Merrillville, they will challenge Michigan City at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 847 yards in their previous games.
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