It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Swan Valley can now relate to. They came up short against the Belding Black Knights on Friday, falling 52-30. The Vikings' defeat signaled the end of their six-game winning streak.
Several Vikings players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Colton Klein, who threw for 387 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 66 yards. Klein is becoming a predictor of Swan Valley's success: when he posts at least 250 passing yards the team is 4-1 (and 2-3 when he doesn't). Jamison Pelt was Klein's top target, picking up 159 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Swan Valley's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 6-4. As for Belding, the win (which was their ninth in a row) raised their record to 9-1.
Swan Valley does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Belding, they will face off against Frankenmuth at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Frankenmuth is coming into the contest with six straight victories at home, so Belding will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum.
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