Murphysboro had already proven themselves in the regular season and they didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. Everything went their way against the Macomb Bombers on Saturday as the Murphysboro Red Devils made off with a 56-33 victory. The result was nothing new for the Red Devils, who have now won six matches by 23 points or more so far this season.
Despite the loss, Macomb still got an impressive performance from Braden Holthaus, who rushed for 153 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries, and also threw for 366 yards and three touchdowns. The dominant performance gave Holthaus a new career-high in rushing yards. Drew Watson was Holthaus' top target, picking up 166 receiving yards and a touchdown.
The win made it two in a row for Murphysboro and bumps their season record up to 8-2. As for Macomb, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-3.
As of now, neither Murphysboro nor Macomb have any future games scheduled.
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