It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Rogers can now relate to. They had to suffer through a 59-27 loss at the hands of the Geraldine Bulldogs. While losing is never fun, the Pirates can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Alabama football rankings (they are ranked 219th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 87th).
Despite the defeat, Rogers had strong showings from Nicholas Grigsby, who rushed for 211 yards and one touchdown while picking up 11.7 yards per carry, and C.J. Davis, who rushed for 75 yards and a pair of scores.
It was another big night for Jon Beck Wade, who rushed for 277 yards and five TDs on only 12 carries for Geraldine. Thanks to that big game, Beck Wade is now up to 23 rushing touchdowns on the season.
Rogers now has a losing record of 5-6. As for Geraldine, the win (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 10-1.
As of now, neither Rogers nor the Bulldogs have any future games scheduled.
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