It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Mooresville had no problem doing just that on Friday. They breezed by the Indianapolis Shortridge Blue Devils to the tune of 52-14. The contest marked the Pioneers' most dominant win of the season.
Connor Cruz was nothing short of spectacular: he threw for 215 yards and four touchdowns on only 12 passes. What's more, he also racked up nine rushing yards, the most he's had since back in August. Kaden Bruhn did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 92 receiving yards.
Mooresville didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Noah Puckett, Triston Burdine, and Bruhn picked up one apiece.
Despite the loss, Indianapolis Shortridge still got an impressive performance from Thomas Campbell, who rushed for 129 yards and a touchdown. Campbell's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 116 rushing yards.
Mooresville's victory bumped their record up to 4-6. As for Indianapolis Shortridge, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-6-1.
Mooresville didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, a 42-15 loss against Indianapolis Bishop Chatard on the 1st. Indianapolis Shortridge does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
