If Midland Valley was riding high fresh off their 42-21 takedown of Brookland-Cayce back in September, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Midland Valley Mustangs took a 35-28 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Gilbert Indians on Friday. The Mustangs were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Indians apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in October of 2015.
Despite the loss, Midland Valley still got an impressive performance from Preston Mcnair, who rushed for 244 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries. Those 244 rushing yards gave Mcnair a new career-high.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Midland Valley was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 306 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Midland Valley dropped their record down to 1-5 with the defeat, which was their third straight on the road. As for Gilbert, their victory bumped their record up to 2-3.
Midland Valley didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 55-7 win against Aiken on the 18th. As for Gilbert, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next game, a 50-49 victory against Brookland-Cayce on the 18th.
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