If Mascoutah was riding high fresh off their 54-6 takedown of Civic Memorial last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Mascoutah Indians took a 37-22 bruising from the Triad Knights on Friday. Despite 63 more yards than the Knights, the Indians couldn't convert that extra yardage to scores.
When it comes to explaining why Mascoutah lost, don't look at Baruk Jonsson. Despite the final result, he rushed for 88 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries, and also threw for 184 yards and a touchdown. A healthy portion of that aerial production (103 yards to be exact) went to Jordan Beck, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Even though they lost, Mascoutah was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 229 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 175 rushing yards in four consecutive games.
Isaac Ackerman continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Triad, rushing for 133 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.8 yards per carry, and also throwing for 139 yards and three touchdowns. Ian Dempsey was another key player, picking up 81 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Mascoutah dropped their record down to 2-4 with the defeat, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Triad, the win for them keeps them at an undefeated 6-0.
Mascoutah will look to defend their home field on Friday against Jersey at 7:00 p.m. Mascoutah is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 28.8 points per game this season. As for Triad, they will head out to square off against Highland at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Triad's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last four matchups.
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