It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Albany can now relate to. They were beaten by the Muenster Hornets 56-14 on Friday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Lions have suffered since August 30th.
Despite the loss, Albany still got an impressive performance from Calhan Fairchild, who picked up 144 receiving yards and a touchdown. Chip Chambers was another key player, having thrown for 291 yards and onetouchdown.
Muenster got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Casen Carney out in front who rushed for 91 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 165 yards and two touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes. Carney is on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in the last six games he's played. Another player making a difference was Dustyn Croft, who rushed for 173 yards on only nine carries.
The loss snapped Albany's winning streak at nine games and leaves them with a 9-3 record. As for Muenster, the victory was the ninth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 11-2.
Albany does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Muenster, they will challenge Collinsville at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 1,097 yards in their previous games.
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