It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Independence can now relate to. They were just a hair shy of victory on Friday and fell 21-20 to the Massaponax Panthers. Independence hasn't had much luck with Massaponax recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Despite the loss, Independence still got an impressive performance from Jackson Thorne, who rushed for 197 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 9.9 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave Thorne a new career-high in rushing yards. Justin Jordan handled things on the ground, rushing for 98 yards.
Joe Sanders Iii went supernova for Massaponax, rushing for 122 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries. Sanders Iii's longest rush was for an impressive 54 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Independence's loss dropped their record down to 6-5. As for Massaponax, their victory ended a six-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-9.
Independence does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Massaponax, their road trip will continue as they head out to face Briar Woods at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Briar Woods' defense has only allowed 10.7 points per game this season, so Massaponax's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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