It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Carol City can now relate to. They fell just short of the Cardinal Gibbons Chiefs by a score of 17-14 on Friday. The match was a 7-7 toss-up at halftime, but Carol City couldn't quite close it out.
Ishmael Mcnichols and Demetrius Bronson certainly did their best on Friday to avoid the loss. Mcnichols rushed for 118 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries, while Bronson rushed for 82 yards and a touchdown. Mcnichols has become a key player for Carol City: the team is 5-1 when he posts at least 80 rushing yards, but 2-3 otherwise.
Even though they lost, Carol City was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 206 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Carol City's loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-4. As for Cardinal Gibbons, they pushed their record up to 7-4 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home.
Carol City does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Cardinal Gibbons, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next contest, a 47-0 defeat against Booker T. Washington on the 21st.
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