It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Osage City can now relate to. They fell to the Nemaha Central Thunder 33-27. The defensive woes were uncharacteristic for the Indians, who until this match were averaging 13.64 points allowed.
When it comes to explaining why Osage City lost on Friday, don't look at Kasen Parsons. Despite the final result, he rushed for 86 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 238 yards and a touchdown. Dylan Theel got in on the action as well, returning a kick for a touchdown.
Carter Hajek continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Nemaha Central, rushing for 302 yards and four touchdowns. Hajek has been hot , having posted three or more rushing touchdowns the last seven times he's played.
Osage City moved to 10-1 with that defeat, which also ended their ten-game winning streak. As for Nemaha Central, the victory (which was their tenth in a row) raised their record to 10-1.
Osage City does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Nemaha Central, they will square off against Council Grove at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (Council Grove: 12.7, Nemaha Central: 10.9) so any points scored will be well earned.
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