It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Stanton can now relate to. They fell just short of the Sandy Creek Cougars by a score of 44-42 on Monday. The Mustangs' defeat signaled the end of their 25-game winning streak dating back to last season.
Despite the loss, Stanton still got an impressive performance from Barrett Wilke, who rushed for 248 yards and five touchdowns. Wilke's rushing production has been exceptional for a while as that marked his 19th straight game with at least 124 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Even though they lost, Stanton was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 330 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 205 rushing yards in 26 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Ethan Shaw continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Sandy Creek, rushing for 188 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.5 yards per carry, and also throwing for 103 yards and three touchdowns on only nine passes. That's the most rushing yards Shaw has posted since back in September. Connor Rempe was Shaw's top target, rushing for 64 yards and a touchdown, while also catching a touchdown.
Having lost for the first time this season, Stanton fell to 12-1. As for Sandy Creek, the victory for them keeps them at an undefeated 13-0.
As of now, neither Stanton nor Sandy Creek have any future games scheduled.
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