It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Sale Creek can now relate to. They lost 28-7 to the Clay County Bulldogs on Friday. The Panthers have struggled against the Bulldogs recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
Clay County's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Ayden Soto led the charge by rushing for 112 yards and a touchdown, while also picking up 47 receiving yards. Another receiver making a difference was Lance Burchette, who picked up 185 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Sale Creek's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 4-7. As for Clay County, they pushed their record up to 9-2 with the victory, which was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season.
Sale Creek does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Clay County, they will square off against Whitwell on Friday. Whitwell is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 34.2 points per game this season.
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