It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Mitchell can now relate to. They were beaten by the Malcolm Clippers 42-12 on Friday. Having soared to a lofty 38 points in the game before, the Tigers couldn't push the score so high this time.
Mitchell's loss came despite strong showings from Jordan McCarty and Samuel Bowlin. McCarty rushed for 89 yards and a touchdown, while Bowlin rushed for 33 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave McCarty a new career-high in rushing yards.
Even though they lost, Mitchell was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 213 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 213 rushing yards in six consecutive games.
Carson Frank was his usual excellent self, rushing for 73 yards and two touchdowns, while also throwing for 154 yards and three touchdowns while completing 76.9% of his passes for Malcolm. Another player making a difference was Logan Mcgreer, who picked up 116 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
With the defeat, Mitchell broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 5-5. As for Malcolm, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 8-2.
Mitchell does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Malcolm has already played their next match, a 30-27 loss against Battle Creek on the 8th.
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