It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Perkins can now relate to. They and the Indian Valley Braves were almost perfectly matched up on Saturday, but they suffered a 37-36 defeat. The defensive woes were uncharacteristic for the Pirates, who until this contest were averaging 9.88 points allowed.
Perkins' loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Sam Schweinfurth, who threw for 370 yards and five touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes. The dominant performance gave Schweinfurth a new career-high in passing yards. Braylon Collier was Schweinfurth's top target, picking up 207 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Perkins wouldn't let Indian Valley keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Dylan Crabtree was the leader in that area as all came courtesy of his dominant performance.
Grady Kinsey was his usual excellent self, rushing for 247 yards and five touchdowns for Indian Valley. Kinsey's rushing production has been exceptional as that marked his fifth straight game with at least 156 rushing yards.
Pirates
| 12/07/24 @ Indian Valley | 36-37 |
| 11/29/24 vs Glenville | 13-11 |
| 11/22/24 vs Ontario | 28-21 |
| 11/15/24 vs Napoleon | 35-21 |
| 11/08/24 vs Vermilion | 48-7 |
With the defeat, Perkins broke their eight-game winning streak and moved their record to 14-2. As for Indian Valley, the win keeps them at an undefeated 16-0.
As of now, neither Perkins nor Indian Valley have any future games scheduled.
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