It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Fortuna can now relate to. They lost to the Piedmont Highlanders on the road by a 42-26 margin on Friday. The Huskies were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Highlanders apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in November of 2015.
It was another big night for Markos Lagios, who rushed for 69 yards and a touchdown on only six carries, and also threw for 244 yards and a touchdown while completing 82.4% of his passes for Piedmont. Sam Shelby was Lagios' top target, picking up 188 receiving yards.
Fortuna's loss was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 4-7. As for Piedmont, the victory was the tenth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 10-1.
Fortuna does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Piedmont, they are taking a road trip to challenge Ferndale at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. One thing working in Piedmont's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last ten matches.
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