It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Maclay can now relate to. They fell 28-21 to the Trinity Christian Academy Conquerors on Friday. The Marauders lost against the Conquerors in their previous head to head back in November of 2014, too, but the margin this time around was much closer than the 44-13 score last time.
When it comes to explaining why Maclay lost, don't look at George Grant. Despite the final result, he threw for 339 yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 43 yards and two touchdowns. A healthy portion of Grant's aerial production (145 yards to be exact) went to Nash Beshears.
Trinity Christian Academy got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Terel Dallas out in front who rushed for 63 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 151 yards and a touchdown while completing 91.7% of his passes. The dominant performance gave Dallas a new career-high in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Areyion Guyton, who rushed for 160 yards on only 15 carries.
Maclay's defeat dropped their record down to 7-4. As for Trinity Christian Academy, the victory (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 9-3.
Maclay does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Trinity Christian Academy has also already played their next game, a 27-6 win against University Christian on the 29th.
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