It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Fannin County can now relate to. They took a 48-39 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Northeast Raiders on Friday. The Rebels were up 14-0 in the first quarter but couldn't hold on to the lead.
Despite the loss, Fannin County still got an impressive performance from Lawson Sullivan, who rushed for 229 yards and three touchdowns on only 13 carries, and also threw for 214 yards and two touchdowns. Those 229 rushing yards gave Sullivan a new career-high. Carson Callihan handled things on the ground, rushing for 83 yards.
Even though they lost, Fannin County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 318 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 173 rushing yards in 15 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Nick Woodford was his usual excellent self, rushing for 374 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 10.7 yards per carry for Northeast. Woodford has been hot , having posted two or more rushing touchdowns the last six times he's played. Another player making a difference was Reginald Glover, who rushed for 42 yards and a touchdown.
The loss snapped Fannin County's winning streak at 12 games and leaves them with a 12-1 record. As for Northeast, the win (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 11-2.
Fannin County does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Northeast, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 46-14 victory against Fitzgerald on the 6th.
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