It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Christ the King can now relate to. They took a 21-11 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Murphy Bulldogs on Friday. Having soared to a lofty 31 points in the game before, the Crusaders couldn't push the score so high this time.
Jamison Ehret threw for 155 yards and a touchdown.
Kyle Corrigan was his top target, picking up 58 receiving yards and a touchdown. On the ground,
Rhett Decker rushed for 77 yards.
Murphy found their leader in sophomore Cameron Clem, who rushed for 181 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.2 yards per carry.
Christ the King's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 5-7. As for Murphy, the win (which was their 11th in a row) raised their record to 11-1.
Christ the King does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Murphy, they will welcome Robbinsville at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Murphy is on a seven-game streak of home wins, Robbinsville a four-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field.
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