It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Southport can now relate to. They were beaten by the Perry Meridian Falcons 42-12 on Friday. The Cardinals have struggled against the Falcons recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Although Southport took the loss, they still got scores from Jeremiah Stanovic and Ricky Sanders.
Southport didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Charles Hansell and Sanders. D'Anthony Moore was another major factor on D, picking up a sack, forcing a fumble, and making 11 total tackles.
A big part of Perry Meridian's victory came down to the chemistry between Allen Zupan and his top target Byron Hon. Zupan threw for 284 yards and four touchdowns while completing 84.6% of his passes while Hon picked up 94 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Hon is becoming a predictor of Perry Meridian's success: when he posts at least two receiving touchdowns the team is 3-1 (and 2-4 when he doesn't).
Southport's loss dropped their record down to 0-10. As for Perry Meridian, the win got them back to even at 5-5.
Southport does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Perry Meridian, they are on the road again on Friday to play Warren Central at 7:00 p.m. Warren Central's defense has only allowed 9.2 points per game this season, so Perry Meridian's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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