Malcolm and Battle Creek squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but Malcolm had to settle for second. They fell just short of the Battle Creek Braves by a score of 30-27. The match was a 14-14 toss-up at halftime, but the Clippers couldn't quite close it out.
Jaxon Mettler looked great while leading his team to the win, rushing for 74 yards and two touchdowns. Speaking of playmakers, who could forget Aden Pochop, who went all the way with a kickoff return for a touchdown.
Malcolm moved to 8-3 with that defeat, which also ended their four-game winning streak. As for Battle Creek, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 9-2.
Malcolm does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Battle Creek, they will head out on the road to challenge Bishop Neumann on Friday. Battle Creek is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 32.2 points per game this season.
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