Midland Christian and Regents squared off in some playoff action on Saturday, but Midland Christian had to settle for second. They came up short against the Regents Knights, falling 46-23. The Mustangs were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 35-10.
When it comes to explaining why Midland Christian lost, don't look at Avery Morgan. Despite the final result, he rushed for 78 yards and three touchdowns, and also threw for 104 yards on 11 of 17 attempts. The dominant performance gave Morgan a new career-high in rushing yards.
Midland Christian wouldn't let Regents keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Cutter Smith was the leader in that area as all came courtesy of his dominant performance. Isaiah Mathews was another major factor on D, making 14 total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Regents found their leader in sophomore Jack Devine, who threw for 188 yards and four touchdowns while completing 76.5% of his passes, and also rushed for 112 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries. Those 112 rushing yards set a new season-high mark for Devine. Kade Millington also helped with three touchdowns in total.
The defeat snapped Midland Christian's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 6-6 record. As for Regents, the victory (which was their tenth in a row) raised their record to 11-1.
Midland Christian does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Regents, they will challenge All S at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. One thing working in All S's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season.
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