It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact East Central can now relate to. They took a 21-16 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Decatur Central Hawks.
Despite the loss, East Central still got an impressive performance from Ryan Minges, who rushed for 151 yards and a touchdown. Minges' rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 138 rushing yards.
Even though they lost, East Central was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 215 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 215 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
East Central didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Cole Sebastian and Carson Pieczonka.
East Central's defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-4. As for Decatur Central, the win (which was their eighth in a row) raised their record to 9-2.
East Central does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Decatur Central, they are taking a road trip to take on Bloomington South at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Decatur Central is looking to tack on another W to their four-game streak on the road.
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