It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Montgomery can now relate to. They lost 41-21 to the Phillipsburg Stateliners on Friday. The Cougars have struggled against the Stateliners recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Phillipsburg was led to victory by Sam Dech and Dominic Bracco. Dech rushed for 127 yards and two touchdowns, while Bracco threw for 113 yards and a pair of TDs while completing 80% of his passes. That's the most passing yards Bracco has posted since back in September. The team also got some help courtesy of Tyler Wargo, who rushed for 91 yards on only eight carries.
Montgomery's loss dropped their record down to 8-4. As for Phillipsburg, the victory was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 10-1.
Montgomery does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Phillipsburg, they will square off against Ramapo at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few points on average (the Stateliners 12.4, the Raiders 11.3) so any points scored will be well earned.
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