It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Indianapolis Scecina Memorial can now relate to. They came up short against the Monrovia Bulldogs on Friday, falling 42-19. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Crusaders of the 56-27 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture last Friday.
When it comes to explaining why Indianapolis Scecina Memorial lost, don't look at Gavin Connel. Despite the final result, he rushed for 117 yards and a touchdown. Those 117 rushing yards gave Connel a new career-high. Tenauri Woods also helped out with an impressive 91 receiving yards.
It was another big night for Jozy Hand, who rushed for 50 yards and two touchdowns for Monrovia.
Indianapolis Scecina Memorial has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-7 record this season. As for Monrovia, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 8-2.
Indianapolis Scecina Memorial does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Monrovia, they will play host again on Friday to welcome Covenant Christian, where kickoff is scheduled at 7:00 p.m. Monrovia is facing Covenant Christian at the right time seeing as Covenant Christian is stuck on a nine-game losing streak.
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