It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Council Grove can now relate to. They took a hard 21-6 fall against the Nemaha Central Thunder on Friday. Having soared to a lofty 31 points in the game before, the Braves couldn't push the score so high this time.
Even if they lost, Council Grove's defense still kept up the pressure with four sacks. Nemaha Central's QB won't forget Landon Dody anytime soon given he sacked him twice.
It was another big night for Carter Hajek, who rushed for 182 yards and three touchdowns for Nemaha Central. Hajek has been hot , having posted three or more rushing touchdowns the last eight times he's played.
The loss snapped Council Grove's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 8-4 record. As for Nemaha Central, the victory (which was their 11th in a row) raised their record to 11-1.
Council Grove does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Nemaha Central, they will square off against Southeast of Saline at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (Southeast of Saline: 11.2, Nemaha Central: 10.5) so any points scored will be well earned.
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