It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Ben Davis can now relate to. They fell just short of the Brownsburg Bulldogs by a score of 38-35 on Friday. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (34), the Giants still had to take the loss.
When it comes to explaining why Ben Davis lost, don't look at Joe Goss. Despite the final result, he threw for 303 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 12.6 yards per attempt. Ben Davis is 4-2 when Goss posts three or more passing touchdowns, but 1-4 otherwise.
Ben Davis wouldn't let Brownsburg keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Ben Davis can thank Marcus Powe and Mark Zackery for forcing both of them. Zackery also set a new season high mark in receiving yards with 177.
Oscar Frye was nothing short of spectacular for Brownsburg: he threw for 449 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 11.0 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 42 yards. Those 42 rushing yards gave Frye a new career-high. Avin Robinson was in the mix too, providing Brownsburg with two touchdowns.
With the defeat, Ben Davis broke their four-game winning streak and moved their record to 5-6. As for Brownsburg, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 10-1.
Ben Davis does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Brownsburg, they will host Lawrence North at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are headed into the matchup with plenty of momentum (Brownsburg has won nine straight at home dating back to last season, while Lawrence North won seven straight on the road), something that'll have to change.
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