It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Anderson can now relate to. They lost 42-21 to the La Porte Bulldogs on Friday. The contest was a 14-14 toss-up at halftime, but the Trojans couldn't quite close it out.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Tyresse Barnes and Sean Simon. Barnes gained 296 total yards and three touchdowns while Simon rushed for 223 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.1 yards per carry. Simon showed off some serious burst, turning on the afterburners on one carry for 59 yards.
Anderson's loss dropped their record down to 7-4. As for La Porte, the victory was the eighth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 8-3.
Anderson does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for La Porte, they will challenge Barbers Hill at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 1,020 yards in their previous games.
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