It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Tate can now relate to. They were dealt a 42-14 defeat at the hands of the Nease Panthers on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Aggies can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 138th, while the Panthers are ranked tenth).
When it comes to explaining why Tate lost, don't look at Taite Davis. Despite the final result, he threw for 209 yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 34 yards and a touchdown. 111 of Davis' passing yards were hauled in by Christian Neptune.
Nease had a senior duo take command as Maddox Spencer picked up 171 receiving yards and three touchdowns and Nate Harry threw for 237 yards and three touchdowns while completing 88.2% of his passes. Those 171 receiving yards set a new season-high mark for Spencer. Kj Perry helped Harry out on the ground, rushing for 34 yards and two touchdowns.
This is the second loss in a row for Tate and nudges their season record down to 7-4. As for Nease, the victory for them keeps them at an undefeated 10-0.
Tate does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Nease, they have the luxury of staying home for another week and will welcome Oakleaf at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Nease knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past five matches -- so hopefully Oakleaf likes a good challenge.
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