It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Rocky River can now relate to. They lost 49-29 to the Lexington Minutemen on Friday. The Pirates were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Minutemen apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in October of 2020.
Special teams played a big role in the game for Rocky River, adding 11 points to the final score. All those points came courtesy of Stephen Cain: he added nine points with three field goals, and another two kicking extra points.
Rocky River has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-4 record this season. As for Lexington, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-5.
Rocky River does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Lexington, they will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Central Catholic at 7:00 p.m. Central Catholic will roll in looking for their tenth straight win, something Lexington surely won't give up without a fight.
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