It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Blooming Grove can now relate to. They were dealt a 44-0 defeat at the hands of the Bells Panthers on Thursday. The shutout was out of character for the Lions seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in August.
Bells was led to victory by Tucker Crites and Easton Branam. Crites rushed for 102 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries, while Branam rushed for 128 yards on only ten carries. The dominant performance gave Branam a new career-high in rushing yards.
This is the second loss in a row for Blooming Grove and nudges their season record down to 5-6. As for Bells, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 7-4.
Blooming Grove does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Bells, they are on the road again on Friday to play Tolar at 7:00 p.m. Tolar will roll in looking for their tenth straight win, something Bells surely won't give up without a fight.
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