It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Opelika can now relate to. They fell just short of the Hoover Buccaneers by a score of 32-29 on Friday.
Blake Johnson and Calvin Hughley certainly did their best on Friday to avoid the loss. Johnson gained 149 total yards and two touchdowns, while Hughley rushed for 102 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance also gave Johnson a new career-high in rushing yards (84).
Even though they lost, Opelika was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 206 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 161 rushing yards in three consecutive matches.
Mac Beason was a one-man wrecking crew for Hoover as he threw for 189 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 67 yards and a touchdown.
Opelika's defeat dropped their record down to 9-3. As for Hoover, the victory was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 10-2.
Opelika does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Hoover, they will square off against Central at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hoover is looking to tack on another W to their eight-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
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