It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Joliet can now relate to. They took a blow against the Jefferson Panthers on Saturday, falling 55-10. The J Hawks have been going strong on the season, but this is now their second defeat in a row.
Joliet wouldn't let Jefferson keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Joliet can thank Kaden Juhnke and Camden Mcquillan for forcing both of them.
Jefferson's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Luke Oxarart led the charge by rushing for 130 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 carries. Oxarart's longest rush was for an impressive 52 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Ben Werner handled things on the ground, rushing for 87 yards and a rushing touchdown.
Joliet's loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 6-3. As for Jefferson, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-2 record this season.
Joliet does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Jefferson, they will venture away from home to challenge Florence-Carlton at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Florence-Carlton will roll in looking for their tenth straight victory, something Jefferson surely won't give up without a fight.
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