It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Covington can now relate to. They were beaten by the South Putnam Eagles 53-20 on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Trojans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana football rankings (they are ranked 239th, while the Eagles are ranked 108th).
When it comes to explaining why Covington lost, don't look at Cian Moore. Despite the final result, he rushed for 170 yards and two touchdowns. Moore's rushing production has been exceptional as that marked his sixth straight game with at least 126 rushing yards. Bleron Saliji got in on the action as well, returning a kick for a touchdown.
South Putnam was led to victory by Ty Benton and Wyatt Mullin. Benton rushed for 147 yards and three touchdowns on only six carries, while Mullin threw for 223 yards and two touchdowns on only 16 passes. The dominant performance gave Benton a new career-high in rushing yards.
Covington's loss dropped their record down to 6-5. As for South Putnam, the win (which was their eighth in a row) raised their record to 9-2.
Covington does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for South Putnam, they wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next match, a 44-6 victory against Riverton Parke on the 8th.
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