It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Johnson-Brock can now relate to. They took a 36-30 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Thayer Central Titans. It was the first time this season that the Eagles let down their fans at home.
Johnson-Brock's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Wyatt Fulton, who threw for 152 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 45 yards and a touchdown. Johnson-Brock also got help from Brody Koehler, who showed off his sure hands for 83 receiving yards.
Sam Souerdyke was his usual excellent self, rushing for 211 yards and three touchdowns for Thayer Central. Souerdyke's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 111 rushing yards. Laken Wiedel also helped out as he racked up 110 rushing yards.
Johnson-Brock's loss ended a ten-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 6-3. As for Thayer Central, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 7-2 record this season.
Johnson-Brock does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Thayer Central, they will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Crofton at 5:00 p.m. Crofton will roll in looking for their eighth straight win, something Thayer Central surely won't give up without a fight.
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