If Sandy Creek was riding high fresh off their 53-3 takedown of Hannibal last Saturday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Sandy Creek Comets fell just short of the Cato-Meridian Blue Devils by a score of 22-20 on Thursday. It was the first time this season that the Comets let down their fans at home.
Sandy Creek lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Logan Lando, who rushed for 127 yards, and also picked up 53 receiving yards and a touchdown. Another passer making a difference was Hudson Hunt, who threw for 120 yards and three touchdowns.
Sandy Creek wouldn't let Cato-Meridian keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Sandy Creek can thank Jaedan Darling and Dakota Denny for forcing both of them. Denny also set a new season high mark in total tackles with nine.
With the loss, Sandy Creek broke their four-game winning streak and moved their record to 5-2. As for Cato-Meridian, they pushed their record up to 7-1 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road.
As of now, neither Sandy Creek nor Cato-Meridian have any future games scheduled.
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