It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Forrest City can now relate to. They lost 47-26 to the Monticello Billies on Friday. The Mustangs were down 41-18 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Forrest City's loss came despite strong showings from Kevin Young and Vonterrious Williams. Young rushed for 145 yards while picking up 8.1 yards per carry, while Williams picked up 110 receiving yards and a touchdown. Young has become a key player for Forrest City: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least 80 rushing yards, but 3-6 otherwise.
Forrest City's loss dropped their record down to 5-7. As for Monticello, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 8-3.
Forrest City does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Monticello, they will challenge Hamburg at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Monticello's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last four contests.
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