It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Mt. Healthy can now relate to. They were dealt a 42-0 defeat at the hands of the Anderson Raptors on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Fighting Owls can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 98th, while the Raptors are ranked 11th).
Durrell Turner was his usual excellent self, rushing for 263 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 12.0 yards per carry for Anderson. With that strong performance, Turner is now averaging an impressive 2.1 rushing touchdowns per game. Justice Burnam was another key player, rushing for 49 yards and a touchdown.
Mt. Healthy moved to 9-3 with that loss, which also ended their four-game winning streak. As for Anderson, the victory for them keeps them at an undefeated 13-0.
Mt. Healthy does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Anderson, they will take on La Salle at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Anderson knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past 13 matchups -- so hopefully La Salle likes a good challenge.
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