It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Fort Wayne North Side can now relate to. They took a 34-29 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Concord Minutemen on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Legends can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana football rankings (they are ranked 133rd, while the Minutemen are ranked 50th).
When it comes to explaining why Fort Wayne North Side lost, don't look at Jaydin Rivers. Despite the final result, he rushed for 145 yards and two TDs while picking up 8.5 yards per carry, and also threw for 285 yards and one touchdown while completing 93.3% of his passes. Caleb Kiengele also helped out as he racked up 201 rushing yards.
Concord had a senior duo take command as CHAR'RESE BREVEARD rushed for 114 yards and four scores and DEREK GOMEZ gained 224 total yards. GOMEZ showed off some serious burst, turning on the afterburners on one carry for 59 yards. Concord also got a significant boost from BO BRUNNER, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 85 yards.
Fort Wayne North Side has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 6-5 record this season. As for Concord, the win (which was their eighth in a row) raised their record to 10-1.
Fort Wayne North Side does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Concord, they will challenge Lafayette Jefferson at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Bronchos' defense has only allowed 12.9 points per game this season, so the Minutemen's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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