It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact River can now relate to. They fell to the Catholic Central Crusaders 28-22. The Pilots were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Crusaders apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in September of 2020.
Catholic Central got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Matthew Sprochi out in front who rushed for 123 yards and a touchdown on only six carries. Those 123 rushing yards gave Sprochi a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Jimmy Hernon, who rushed for 81 yards and two touchdowns.
This is the second loss in a row for River and nudges their season record down to 4-7. As for Catholic Central, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-3.
River does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Catholic Central, their homestand will continue as they prepare to take on Miller at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Miller will roll in looking for their sixth straight victory, something Catholic Central surely won't give up without a fight.
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