It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Coal City can now relate to. They fell 21-14 to the DePaul College Prep Rams on Saturday. That makes it the first time this season the Coalers have let down their home crowd.
Nick Martinez continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for DePaul College Prep, rushing for 114 yards and two touchdowns. Martinez's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 114 rushing yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Fernando Rodriguez, who threw for 193 yards and a touchdown while completing 78.6% of his passes.
The defeat snapped Coal City's winning streak at five games and leaves them with a 10-3 record. As for DePaul College Prep, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 10-3.
Coal City does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for DePaul College Prep, they will challenge Mt. Zion at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Mt. Zion will roll in looking for their seventh straight victory, something DePaul College Prep surely won't give up without a fight.
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