Rockland and Tri-Valley squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but Rockland had to settle for second. They were beaten by the Tri-Valley Titans 42-6. Having soared to a lofty 60 points in the game before, the Bulldogs couldn't push the score so high this time.
Despite the loss, Rockland had strong showings from Zach Permann, who gained 160 total yards and a touchdown, and Aidan Radford, who picked up 175 receiving yards. Radford has become a key player for Rockland: the team is undefeated when he posts at least 100 receiving yards, but 2-4 otherwise. Xavier Parrish also helped out by tossing the rock for 380 yards.
Rockland wouldn't let Tri-Valley keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Rockland can thank Radford and Permann for forcing both of them.
Rockland's defeat dropped their record down to 5-4. As for Tri-Valley, the win was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 10-1.
Rockland does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Tri-Valley, they wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next match, a 71-40 loss against Dietrich on the 15th.
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