North Miami and South Adams squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but North Miami had to settle for second. They took a 40-21 bruising from the South Adams Starfires. The Warriors' loss signaled the end of their seven-game winning streak.
Several Warriors players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Lake Musall, who rushed for 68 yards and a touchdown. Musall also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, picking up a sack and making six total tackles. Ryan Meredith handled things on the ground, rushing for 129 yards.
Even though they lost, North Miami was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 338 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 176 rushing yards in 13 consecutive contests.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead South Adams to victory, but perhaps none more so than Tytus Lehman, who threw for 282 yards and three touchdowns, and also caught a touchdown. Lehman has been hot recently, having posted three or more passing touchdowns the last three times he's played. Will Patterson was another key player, rushing for 115 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries.
North Miami's defeat dropped their record down to 10-3. As for South Adams, the win (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 8-5.
North Miami does not have any more games scheduled as of now. South Adams has also already played their next matchup, a 46-0 loss against North Judson-San Pierre on the 22nd.
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