It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Morgan Park had no problem doing just that on Saturday. They took their match with ease, bagging a 34-0 win over the Tinley Park Titans. Considering the Mustangs have won nine matchups by more than 19 points this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Marcus Thaxton was nothing short of spectacular: he threw for 205 yards and four touchdowns on only 17 passes. He has been hot recently, having posted three or more passing touchdowns the last three times he's played. Pierre Jackson Jr was in the mix as well, providing Morgan Park with two touchdowns.
Morgan Park's defense stepped up as well, laying out Michael Kerrigan. four times. Geordan Pettie was especially locked on to Tinley Park's QB and sacked him three times.
Morgan Park's victory was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-1. As for Tinley Park, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-5.
Morgan Park will square off against Metamora at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. One thing working in Morgan Park's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last six games. Tinley Park does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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