It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Akron can now relate to. They lost 46-20 to the Haxtun Fightin' Bulldogs on Friday. The defeat continues a trend for the Rams in their matchups with the Fightin' Bulldogs: they've now lost eight in a row.
When it comes to explaining why Akron lost, don't look at Anderson Filla. Despite the final result, he rushed for 125 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 52 receiving yards. Filla was no stranger to the big play, cutting upfield on a catch that went for 52 yards. Jax Kusel was in the mix too, providing Akron with a touchdown.
Akron wouldn't let Haxtun keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force four fumbles. Caleb Poss led the group effort, picking up two of those forced fumbles all by himself. Filla has been hot recently, having also posted two or more rushing touchdowns the last three times he's played.
With the loss, Akron broke their six-game winning streak and moved their record to 11-2. As for Haxtun, the victory (which was their 12th in a row) raised their record to 12-1.
As of now, neither Akron nor Haxtun have any future games scheduled.
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