It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Elkhart can now relate to. They were outmatched by the Carroll Chargers and fell 49-14. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana football rankings (they are ranked 73rd, while the Chargers are ranked 20th).
Despite the loss, Elkhart still got an impressive performance from Micah Jarrell, who rushed for 66 yards and one touchdown, and also threw for 126 yards and one TD.
Gabe Frisinger was his usual excellent self, rushing for 52 yards and a pair of scores, while also throwing for 222 yards and one touchdown for Carroll. Jaidon Vanpelt also helped out with an impressive 80 receiving yards.
Elkhart dropped their record down to 6-4 with the loss, which was their third straight at home. As for Carroll, the victory (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 7-3.
Elkhart does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Carroll, they will host Fort Wayne Northrop at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. That matchup will pit two of the most dominant signal callers against one another: Frisinger and David Callison.
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