Southampton and King William squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but Southampton had to settle for second. They fell just short of the King William Cavaliers by a score of 24-21. That makes it the first time this season the Indians have let down their home crowd.
Southampton's loss came despite strong showings from Zayden Pope and Javonte Lynch. Pope threw for 307 yards and two touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes, while Lynch rushed for 105 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries. Lynch's rushing production has been exceptional as that marked his eighth straight game with at least 101 rushing yards.
With the loss, Southampton broke their seven-game winning streak and moved their record to 9-2. As for King William, the win (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 5-6.
Southampton does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for King William, they will challenge Bruton at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Bruton is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 29.9 points per game this season.
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