It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Line Mountain can now relate to. They fell 31-20 to the Lackawanna Trail Lions on Saturday. The Eagles gained 89 more yards on the day, but it was the Lions that made the best use of them.
Several Eagles players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Kaiden Maurer, who threw for 219 yards and three TDs, and also rushed for 73 yards. Bryce Smeltz was Maurer's top target, picking up 94 receiving yards and one touchdown.
Lackawanna Trail had a senior duo take command as Isaac Ryon rushed for 145 yards and a pair of scores while picking up 9.1 yards per carry and Tyler Jervis rushed for 75 yards and one TD on only ten carries. Ryon is also on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in each of the last ten games he's played.
Having lost for the first time this season, Line Mountain fell to 11-1. As for Lackawanna Trail, the victory was the tenth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 12-1.
Line Mountain does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Lackawanna Trail, they have already played their next matchup, a 52-40 loss against Belmont Charter on the 21st.
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