It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Metamora can now relate to. They had to suffer through a 55-28 loss at the hands of the Morgan Park Mustangs. While losing is never fun, the Redbirds can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 139th, while the Mustangs are ranked 40th).
Morgan Park had a senior duo take command as Marcus Thaxton punched in four rushing scores and Terrance Gurley rushed for 171 yards on only 11 carries. Those 171 rushing yards gave Gurley a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Pierre Jackson Jr, who picked up 91 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Metamora's defeat ended an eight-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 7-4. As for Morgan Park, the win (which was their tenth in a row) raised their record to 10-1.
Metamora does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Morgan Park, they will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Morris at 4:00 p.m. Morgan Park will be looking to keep their ten-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
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