Crawfordsville and Cascade squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but Crawfordsville had to settle for second. They took a blow against the Cascade Cadets, falling 55-14. While losing is never fun, the Athenians can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana football rankings (they are ranked 233rd, while the Cadets are ranked 57th).
Crawfordsville's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Maddox Ronco, who picked up 58 receiving yards and a touchdown, and Mason Mccarty, who threw for 108 yards and two touchdowns.
Crawfordsville wouldn't let Cascade keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Crawfordsville can thank Tyler Hinton and Isaiah Mcnorton for forcing both of them.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Toby Savini and he. Savini rushed for 130 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries while he rushed for 130 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries. The dominant performance also gave Tyler Hege a new career-high in rushing yards (135). Brady Trebley was another key passer, throwing for 132 yards and three touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes.
Crawfordsville's defeat was their fifth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 3-7. As for Cascade, the victory for them keeps them at an undefeated 10-0.
Crawfordsville does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Cascade, they will head out to square off against Tri-West Hendricks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Tri-West Hendricks is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 35.4 points per game this season.
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