It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Madisonville-North Hopkins can now relate to. They were dealt a 35-7 loss at the hands of the Bowling Green Purples on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Maroons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kentucky football rankings (they are ranked 40th, while the Purples are ranked ninth).
Bowling Green's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Deuce Bailey led the charge by throwing for 280 yards and three touchdowns while completing 79.2% of his passes. Bailey has been hot for a while, having posted three or more passing touchdowns the last ten times he's played. Another pass catcher making a difference was Trevy Barber, who picked up 94 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Madisonville-North Hopkins' defeat dropped their record down to 7-4. As for Bowling Green, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 9-2.
Madisonville-North Hopkins does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Bowling Green has already played their next match, a 27-14 victory against Owensboro on the 15th.
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