It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Zane Trace can now relate to. They lost 31-7 to the Fairland Dragons on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Pioneers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 435th, while the Dragons are ranked 148th).
Despite the loss, Zane Trace still got an impressive performance from Aaden Dunn, who picked up 153 receiving yards and a touchdown. Dunn showed off some serious burst, lighting up the secondary with a catch for 68 yards.
Zane Trace wouldn't let Fairland keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Zane Trace can thank Mason Hartley and Dunn for forcing both of them.
A big part of Fairland's win came down to the chemistry between Ethan Wall and his top target Keegan Smith. Wall threw for 304 yards and two touchdowns while completing 89.2% of his passes while Smith picked up 127 receiving yards and two touchdowns. What's more, Wall also racked up nine rushing yards, the most he's had since back in September. Lucas Bompus handled things on the ground, rushing for 82 yards.
Zane Trace's loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 6-5. As for Fairland, they pushed their record up to 10-1 with the victory, which was their third straight at home.
Zane Trace does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Fairland, they have the luxury of staying home for another week and will welcome West Muskingum at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in West Muskingum's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last seven contests.
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