It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Central can now relate to. They lost 50-29 to the Northwestern Bulls on Saturday. The defeat continues a trend for the Rockets in their meetings with the Bulls: they've now lost three in a row.
Northwestern found their leader in sophomore Neiman Lawrence, who threw for 406 yards and seven touchdowns while completing 84% of his passes. Those 406 passing yards set a new season-high mark for Lawrence. Nicholas Lennear was Lawrence's top target, picking up 133 receiving yards and a pair of scores.
Central's loss dropped their record down to 10-2. As for Northwestern, the win (which was their 11th in a row) raised their record to 11-1.
Central does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Northwestern, they have already played their next matchup, a 52-21 victory against Bishop Moore on the 5th.
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