It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Alma can now relate to. They were beaten by the Plainview Pirates 43-8 on Thursday. Having soared to a lofty 64 points in the game before, the Cardinals couldn't push the score so high this time.
Despite the loss, Alma still got an impressive performance from Zavier Mitchell, who picked up 93 receiving yards and one touchdown.
Gage Walton continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Plainview, rushing for 209 yards and a pair of TDs while picking up 10.5 yards per carry. Those 209 rushing yards gave Walton a new career-high. Kobe Maertins was another key player, rushing for 13 yards and one score.
Alma now has a losing record of 4-5. As for Plainview, the victory (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 8-1.
Alma does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Plainview, they will square off against Thayer Central on Friday. The Pirates will need to watch out since the Titans have now posted at least 31 points in their last three contests.
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