It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Carterville can now relate to. They came up short against the Mt. Zion Braves on Friday, falling 42-21. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss the Lions have suffered since August 30th.
A big part of Mt. Zion's victory came down to the chemistry between Keller Stocks and his top target Jacob Harvey. Stocks threw for 360 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 11.3 yards per attempt while Harvey picked up 160 receiving yards and two touchdowns. With that strong performance, Harvey is now averaging an impressive 102.2 receiving yards per game. Brayden Trimble did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 110 receiving yards.
The defeat snapped Carterville's winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 7-3 record. As for Mt. Zion, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 7-3.
Carterville does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Mt. Zion, they will welcome Peoria Notre Dame at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Mt. Zion is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 28.1 points per game this season.
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