It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Great Mills can now relate to. They had to suffer through a 42-13 loss at the hands of the North Point Eagles. The Hornets haven't had much luck with the Eagles recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Despite the loss, Great Mills saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Mckai Minor picked up 113 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also punched in a rushing score. Minor is becoming a predictor of Great Mills' success: when he posts at least 80 receiving yards the team is 4-2 (and 2-3 when he doesn't).
The defeat snapped Great Mills' winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 6-5 record. As for North Point, they pushed their record up to 9-2 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home.
Great Mills does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for North Point, they will challenge Leonardtown on Friday. North Point's defense has only allowed 7.5 points per game this season, so Leonardtown's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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