Covington-Douglas and Seiling squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but Covington-Douglas had to settle for second. They took a hard 40-22 fall against the Seiling Wildcats. The defensive woes were uncharacteristic for Covington-Douglas, who until this game were averaging 15 points allowed.
Despite the loss, Covington-Douglas still got an impressive performance from Ford Smith, who threw for 197 yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 74 yards. Smith showed off some serious burst, turning on the afterburners on one carry for 52 yards.
Covington-Douglas wouldn't let Seiling keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Covington-Douglas can thank Hayden Williard and Smith for forcing both of them. Williard has been hot recently, having posted at least one forced fumble the last three times he's played. Cache Pierson was another major factor on D, making 14 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
With the loss, Covington-Douglas broke their 12-game winning streak and moved their record to 12-1. As for Seiling, the victory (which was their 12th in a row) raised their record to 13-1.
Covington-Douglas does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Seiling has already played their next matchup (against Covington-Douglas), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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