It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Lovejoy can now relate to. They were just a hair shy of victory on Friday and fell 21-20 to the Woodward Academy War Eagles. The defeat continues a trend for the Wildcats in their matchups with the War Eagles: they've now lost three in a row.
Woodward Academy's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Landon Walker, who threw for 245 yards and three touchdowns while completing 73% of his passes. Jerome Bettis was Walker's top target, picking up 70 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Lovejoy now has a losing record at 5-6. As for Woodward Academy, the victory was the eighth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 8-3.
Lovejoy does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Woodward Academy, they will take on Sequoyah at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Woodward Academy is looking to tack on another W to their four-game streak on the road.
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