It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Fishers can now relate to. They lost to the Westfield Shamrocks at home by a 42-28 margin on Friday. The loss continues a trend for the Tigers in their matchups with the Shamrocks: they've now lost eight in a row.
Despite the loss, Fishers still got an impressive performance from Caden Hill, who threw for 249 yards and a touchdown, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. The dominant performance also gave Hill a new career-high in rushing yards (eight). Ryan Thembulembu also helped with two touchdowns in total.
It was another big night for Deacon King, who rushed for 220 yards and a touchdown, and also caught a touchdown for Westfield. With that strong performance, King is now averaging an impressive 100.7 rushing yards per game. Another player making a difference was Carsen Melvin, who rushed for 49 yards and two touchdowns.
The defeat snapped Fishers' winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 7-5 record. As for Westfield, the victory was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 11-1.
Fishers does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Westfield, they will challenge Crown Point at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. Westfield will be looking to keep their nine-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
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