It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Heights can now relate to. They came up short against the South Titans on Friday, falling 41-21. The Falcons have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
When it comes to explaining why Heights lost, don't look at Darius Rogers. Despite the final result, he rushed for 66 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries, and also picked up 31 receiving yards. Another back making a difference was Cj Walker, who rushed for 119 yards.
Leading South to victory were Rashawn Johnson and Jay'Den Kirk-Mcgowan. Johnson rushed for 131 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries, while Kirk-Mcgowan rushed for 248 yards and a touchdown while picking up 11.8 yards per carry. Johnson is becoming a predictor of South's success: when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns the team is 5-1 (and 1-2 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Damauri Parker, who picked up 32 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Heights' defeat dropped their record down to 2-7. As for South, they pushed their record up to 6-3 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home.
Heights does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for South, it'll be Northside v. Southside when they and Northwest meet at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Northwest has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 128 points over their last three matchups.
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