It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Eastern Hancock can now relate to. They fell 21-14 to the Centerville Bulldogs on Friday. The Royals haven't had much luck with the Bulldogs recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Several Royals players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Elijah Edon, who threw for 154 yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 34 yards and a touchdown. Eastern Hancock also got a significant boost from Mark Kube, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 89 yards.
A big part of Centerville's victory came down to the chemistry between Jace Hollendonner and his top target Maddox Pritchett. Hollendonner threw for 210 yards and two touchdowns while Pritchett picked up 78 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Pritchett was even better on defense, making 15 total tackles (1.0 for loss) and defending a pass.
Eastern Hancock's loss dropped their record down to 5-5. As for Centerville, they pushed their record up to 9-1 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home.
Eastern Hancock does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Centerville, they will head out on the road to square off against Lapel at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Lapel will roll in looking for their fourth straight victory, something Centerville surely won't give up without a fight.
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