It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Gary West Side can now relate to. They were dealt a 60-14 loss at the hands of the New Prairie Cougars on Friday. While losing is never fun, Gary West Side can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana football rankings (they are ranked 245th, while New Prairie is ranked 84th).
Guiseppe Moore and Kamari Loggins certainly did their best on Friday to avoid the loss. Moore rushed for 72 yards, while Loggins gained 70 total yards and a touchdown.
It was another big night for Reed Robinson, who rushed for 173 yards and five touchdowns on only seven carries, and also threw for 30 yards and a touchdown for New Prairie. Robinson's longest rush was for an impressive 52 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Another player making a difference was Trenton Mamazza, who rushed for 99 yards and a touchdown.
This is the second loss in a row for Gary West Side and nudges their season record down to 5-5. As for New Prairie, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season.
Gary West Side does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for New Prairie, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 15-14 win against Hobart on the 1st.
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